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ItAll Depends On
WhatHoleYou
Look Through
Surely you have seen the old Norman
Rockwell-esque cartoon of a couple
of young boys trying to steal a peak
through the knothole in the wooden
fence that surrounds the ballpark of
their favorite team or player to watch
the baseball game.
Those boys know only what they see
through the knothole. If the knothole
happens to give a great view … that is
what they see. If, on the other hand, the
knothole reveals only a partial glimpse of
the field or players, then the boys see, and
know, the game in that way.
I think you would agree the view from
the fence behind home plate would be
much different than the view from the
third base line or worse yet, the view
into the back of the bleachers or at the
concession stand. Depending on the
size of the hole, the distance of the hole
from the ground and what obstacles are
in front of the hole the view changes as
does the perspective gained by the boys
in our story.
This little story is a great metaphor for our
business and, for that matter, for our life.
This concept is not new, Alfred Korzybski
By Jack Klemeyer
SOAR TO SUCCESS
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N
ovember
2016
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Personal Growth Strategies