On November 2, Ron Fessenden picked up thoughts that were offered by
Durval Muniz de Castro who offered dance as a metaphor for change.
My interest lies in metaphor as a change agent itself, not in what happens
when we move from learning to mastery. I am working on a program for
business and other organizations that uses the metaphor of the theater to
create a parallel environment for participants to try on new beliefs,
responses, scenarios etc.
As a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, I learned that
the beliefs that we hold shape our destiny and choices. As a business
consultant, I have been profoundly effected by the resistance to change
that my clients exhibit. I discovered that my passion does not lie in
teaching heads of companies the "what to do's" as much as the "how to be's
that allow appropriate new responses."
I know that metaphor is a powerful change agent, as it by passes the
conscious mind and speaks to the unconscious mind where these powerful
core beliefs live. That is why fairy tales, stories, movies, TV are so
powerful in influencing us, whether we believe it our not. If they are
powerful enough to suspend our disbelief, they can be powerful enough to
pry us from our existing thinking to open up to new ways of viewing
things.
--Diana Mordock Diana Mordock Consulting 104022.36@compuserve.com
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