Mike Sedam brings another short crucial chat with lessons about the importance of roles in our decision-making and behavior.
This week as my son's second indoor soccer game. He's eight and hasn't really played before.
During the game, he had to play goalie. The first time ever. He had only seen goalies play on television and on video games.
As social storytellers we all use prototypes to figure out the behaviors of the roles we play. He did the same thing. He tried his hardest to exhibit the behaviors of the "goalie" prototype he had built in his head. As a result, he did fairly well for never having played the position before.
Later in the game he also took a ball right to the face. It was traveling fast enough that it took him off his feet. He popped right back up and wanted to keep playing. Normally, a hit like that would have stunned him and put tears in his eyes. This time was different because his role as "soccer player" was so important to him that he stayed in that role. He was also amongst his team, and we all know that being with others makes us stronger.
Finally, I learned that sometimes we take a soccer ball to the face. The important thing is we get back up and keep playing our game.
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Crucial Talks Episode 24 Buford T Justice and the Social Power of Identity
Crucial Talks Episode 23 Rocky vs. Thunderlips - Roles and Rules
Crucial Talks Episode 22 Swiss Cheese, Little Ninjas, and Capacity Building - Appreciative Inquiry
Crucial Talks Episode 21 Changing Behavior - Coaching and Categorization
Crucial Talks Episode 20 Crowds, Conflicts, and Compromise - They're not zombies, they're just fans
Crucial Talks Episode 19 Selflessness and Sacrifice Lessons from Parkland, FL Be For Someone or Something
Crucial Talks Episode 18: Acting As If - Comparative and Normative Fit (Lessons by Ferrell and Wahlberg)
Crucial Talks Episode 17 Fear, Feelings, and Failure - Bullying is Bad
Crucial Talks Episode 16 Generating More Than Electricity - Diversity Lessons from a Geothermal Power Plant
Crucial Talks Episode 15 To Err is Human, but not SAC Policy
Crucial Talks Episode 14: Risks and Roles, Sense-making and Decision-making - R-100 & R-101
Crucial Talks Episode 13 Three Legs of the Burnout Stool: Avoiding Dissatisfaction, Fatigue, and Apathy
Crucial Talks Episode 12 Eustress, I Stress, and We Stress. Social groups can build the capacity to deal with stress
Crucial Talks Episode 11 Use Identity to Build Relationships: Christmas Presents, Presence, and Snickers Bars
Crucial Talks Episode 10 Lightning Strikes Twice: Goals and Storytelling
Crucial Talks Episode 9 #metoo - Strength in Numbers and the Power of a Goal
Crucial Talks Episode 8 Stories - Blueprints to Reality
Crucial Chat: The Phalanx - Stronger Together
Crucial Talks Episode 7 Maslow's Motivators - Social Needs at the Top of the Pyramid
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