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Fresh Eyes Bring Breakthrough
The Shire, Middle Earth, nr Oxford, UK
Thursday, 8am
249 words | 1 minute read
Hi Reader,
This week, the power of fresh eyes came up twice for me.
On Monday, my friend Juliet asked me about my time as a business consultant.
I told her what was easy for me.
Fresh eyes helped me see what I called, “Stepping over the dead bodies.” People often had heavy routines which were second nature to them. Yet, they seemed odd to me.
Once they had come to trust me, I would ask the dumb question: Why are you doing this? They would be intrigued. They would look at this practice with fresh eyes, my eyes.
Thinking there was some good reason, I might ask another dumb question: Why not do it this way…? My client would not think this was dumb, but a brilliant insight, or they would already be ahead of me.
Yesterday, I was blessed by another’s fresh eyes.
We were in a meeting with our business advisor, Ashley. I laid out my challenge, and he said to me: “Why do you do this?” “Why not do it this way?” “Did you know that you could do this?” Brilliant!
He brought me the gift of fresh eyes.
After that meeting, I took action, and saved myself a lot of pain.
Reader, do you need fresh eyes on your problem?
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Patrick Mayfield
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Patrick Mayfield
I am not sure how you found me here, but welcome anyway! I am a writer, coach, change leader, and Christian, helping you and others to live your fullest life, and to change the world in the process! If you are not interested in one of these things, that's OK...what I offer is not for you and you should close this page. However, I am interested in serving that small community of people who are interested in all these things. You are my world changers! If you know me and my work and want more, then please check out the resources I offer below and sign up for my newsletter! We can then begin a conversation where we can explore what my experience has taught me in leading change, both in organisations and in myself(!), in my faith journey with Christ, in my writing, and in my coaching. and how all this can benefit you.
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