September 18, 2007
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School Safety and Life Altering Events
I participated in 2 school safety audits today so I will have an idea as to how our new software will be used. I had a blast. It was very informative. There are so many things that regular folks do not know about safety and they are pretty easy to see with a little coaching. The first one was kind of rough because most of the teachers took anything we found as a personal attack them. That is understandable because they didn’t know that having scissors on their desk is dangerous. Who would except someone that does safety audits for a living? The issue is that a child that is freaking out over just about anything that is in a rage could grab them and they would become a lethal weapon. All they have to do is keep them in a drawer out of sight.
Their reaction to our coaching made me remember the model for learning that I use. The first phase being the unconscious incompetent stage where people don’t know what they don’t know. The second is conscious incompetence, third conscious competence and finally unconscious competence. The problem occurs when people are embarrassed when they find out that there is something that they didn’t know and move into the conscious incompetent stage. Most people have this reaction and often they will focus on the fact that they didn’t know something and get mad, depressed, anxious, etc… The best reaction to discovering something that you don’t know is to embrace the next phase and learn what they need to learn. It is much easier to move into the third phase when you are focusing on what you need to know to eliminate any incompetencies that are pointed out. I for one am unconscious of many incompetencies in my life and look forward to enlightenment which will lead to growth.
We received disappointing news last night that the commercial version of our software may not be ready for a few more weeks. This is not good since I have been putting my income eggs in this basket for months.
I will be moving to plan B this week to generate some income until the software is marketable. Plan B could end up being fun since it involves honing some skills that I haven’t used in almost 20 years.
Meanwhile I am getting excited about the idea of being a grandpa. I can remember how having our first J changed things in ways I could not have imagined. It seems that this next phase will involve a similar radical paradigm shift.
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We are preparing for Plan B ourselves. Seems things are slower in coming to fruition than we anticipated. However, this is God’s plan that we are here. Too many ironies to call it anything else.
Wish we were all closer; would make this roller coaster ride a lot more fun. How peculiar things can be at times!
Your new venture sounds so complex and it’s good to hear you excited about it. We are praying that it comes full circle soon!
What are you going to carpenter for a spell? Hope the software is squared away soon – John
I have been away from here for too long. And it seems like you have gone missing. I hope the safety software worked out. Grandchildren! I’m still hoping that I shall live to see that day myself. The photos of your work time in Honduras are beautiful. Are you still working on the retirement idea there?
Hope that all are well in your neck of the woods.
HUGS!!!