Some people like to see what is happening in different worlds. They use their imagination to explore what may happening in education, work, the arts, sport, business and different cultures.
Such individuals develop the ability to understand what other people may be experiencing. This is a quality shown by good therapists, educators, interviewers, trusted advisors and people in other fields.
They often start by gathering information in a neutral way without rushing to judgement. They like to understand the challenges that people face, the potential solutions and what people can do to achieve success.
Such people often have a pattern of being curious since childhood. They may have read extensively, watched films, visited various countries or done other things that widened their horizons.
Taking these steps helps them to understand other people’s situations. When appropriate, the may enable people to manage challenges successfully. Let’s explore these themes.
Seeing what is happening
in different worlds
Looking back on your life, when have you explored what was happening in different worlds? You may have done this in different ways at different times in your life.
You may have read many kinds of books, explored spiritual faiths or thrown yourself into learning about aspects of sport, art science or other fields.
You may have developed empathy by putting yourself into many different situations. These may have included nursing, drama, teaching, volunteering or other activities.
You may have watched television programmes that took you into different worlds. These helped you to get an inside view of what may be happening in hospitals, business, technology, sport and other fields.
Some people may have strong opinions, but they gather information in a neutral way. They want to widen their lens and develop their understanding.
Such individuals may be aware of their own confirmation bias. Bearing this in mind, they gather information and focus on the facts. There may then come a time when they decide on their chosen way forwards.
Seeing the challenges and
potential solutions in different worlds
Different people look for different things when exploring different worlds. Some want to understand more about: a) the people; b) the challenges they face; c) the potential solutions.
Such people may use the following framework when looking at a situation.
What is happening in this world? What are the situations that people face? What are they doing to tackle the challenges? What are they doing to achieve success?
Who are the individual people? What is their background? What is happening in their lives? What are the reasons they are doing this kind of activity? How does this fit into the rest of their lives?
Looking again at this world, what is actually happening in the various situations? What are people aiming to achieve? What are the specific challenges? What are the potential solutions to such challenges?
Seeing what people can do to
achieve success in different worlds
Some individuals focus on how people can achieve success in the different worlds. They may explore some of following questions when looking at a situation.
What are people trying to achieve in this kind of world? What works in the various situations? What are the successes? What are the benefits of delivering these successes?
What are people doing right to deliver these successes? What are the principles they are following? What are the strategies and skill they employ? How do they translate these into action?
Looking ahead, what may people in this world want to achieve in the future? How can they do their best to achieve success? What will be happening that will show they have achieved their picture of success?
Let’s return to your own life and work. When do you sometimes explore what is happening in different worlds? What do you do then to take this approach? How do then sometimes apply what you have learned?
If you wish, try tackling the exercise on this theme. This invites you to complete the following sentences.
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