“I don’t like this…”
“Around here, we don’t like that…”
“I’d never do it like those people over there…”
Although common, positioning yourself against something else only rarely adds value.
While it might feel good to raise yourself up in a “relative” sense, it turns out, it’s really just one world view contrasting against another – and in reality, it’s likely neither are highly accurate.
An alternative then, is to let go of the need to throw stones.
In the space that is created, how can you improve the situation? How can you position yourself based on what you do believe and what you really value? What do you like? What can you show us through your example that is clearly a better option? How can you offer to teach us something powerfully based on what you believe to be true?
