S:0925 Distinction: Experience vs. Learn About
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) This Distinction became surprisingly clear at a recent cooking class. This was a Cooking Basics class at a local community college (the class is known unofficially as ‘Knife 101: How to slice everything but yourself!’). We […]
S:0920 Distinction: Lifetime Learner vs. Career Student
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) This Distinction is about the application of knowledge. A career student hunts from class to class, gathering credentials like they were pelts, always on the lookout for more, but never taking the risk of applying the […]
S:0917 Distinction: Superman vs. Iron Man
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) Tony Stark awakens each day as …. Tony Stark. He then puts on a persona and acts as Iron Man. Superman awakens each day as …. Superman. He doesn’t need the Clark Kent persona to be […]
S:0915 Distinction: Delayed vs. Derailed
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) Delays happen all the time. They are a part of progress. Few significant outcomes occur without delays along the way. A delay simply means it’s not time yet. Picture a train waiting for the water in […]
S:0912 Distinction: Entangled vs. Consumed
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) When you are entangled you can get untied and once again become free. It may take effort and time, but you can. Picture a cartoon fisherman entangled in his fishing line. Consumed is a different matter. […]
S:0902 Distinction: Luxurious vs. Luxury
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) These two words are frequently confused, but their difference is dramatic. It’s similar to the difference between having a satisfying life versus merely having an impressive life-style. Let’s start there. The key to this distinction is […]
S:0900 Distinction: Circuit Breaker vs. Break
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) The electric wiring system in your home has circuit breakers. Their purpose is to ‘trip’ and shut down a circuit if it becomes over-stressed or over-loaded. This saves the circuit. Circuit breakers are designed into the […]
S:0897 Distinction: I Don’t Want To vs. Procrastination
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) You have the right to say “I Don’t Want To” any time you want. It’s a place of choice, of knowing what you want and that this isn’t it. There can be pressure on you, from […]
S:0894 Distinction: Desire vs. Need
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) True desire is quite different from a lot of other things which get (mistakenly) called desire. Desire is a natural and useful part of the human condition. Nothing has ever been created in this world without […]
S:0892 Distinction: Consequences vs. Punishment
(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.) “Facing the consequence” is a phrase which has a negative connotation, doesn’t it? While the word is generally thought of in negative terms, that is an incorrect interpretation. A consequence means only that something happened. Cause […]