With patience, and a good attitude, differences among team members can produce great outcomes. New horizons can be explored and a variety of ideas can be implemented. Each individual can bring their own perspective into the group and the best solutions can be reached.
From my experience, having a good attitude towards differences is not always easy. Maybe because it's hard to be the ideal team member all the time. I know I struggle with having a positive attitude all the time. So sometimes we just need to rely on patience. Patience with other and with ourselves. Having patience will give us time to think things through, specially when we originally see things in a negative way. It can give us time to reason, release some stress, think logically, and set aside our pride and other personal matters that might be getting in the way from harmonious teamwork.
So I've come to the conclusion that I need to keep working on my patience. I can get frustrated easily. I've specially noticed that this week, in a few settings. I have been somewhat impatient at work and in a club I run. I'm sure that if I'm more patient with myself and others I will have a much more enjoyable time in anything I do.
This is definitely something I have always tried to improve on. It's really hard to look past differences and be accepting of all people. I feel like there is always common ground to stand on, even though it is sometimes very difficult to find. But you are right; patience is the key to understanding people. The first thing I do when I disagree with someone is try to see where their coming from and why they may see things differently. We all come from different backgrounds, circumstances, and homes. We were all raised by different parents and were taught different things all our lives. It's very difficult to understand this sometimes but I feel like it helps to understand people's backgrounds to be able to understand their opinions. I always try to work on it. Thanks for this, it was a great read
ReplyDeleteThanks, Andres. I agree that patience can be a difficult to incorporate in our daily lives. I also struggle when others have different views or seem to approach situations differently than I would. However, I've learned that in the end, everything works out. I think we immediately assume the worst possible outcome if we don't do things our way. That is totally irrational and rather selfish. We should have an optimistic outlook on others' ideas. Often when we accept others' ideas and combine them with our own, or in other words, practice collaboration, the final outcome is the best possible solution. We should combine our ideas and seek for the best possible outcome.
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