![]() and, it’s what Alon’s manager is wanting from him, too. And, seeing the bigger picture is what Chantal wants from the manager, Marko, who she is hiring next week. In the business environment, seeing the bigger picture is what Allen wants of his new CFO, Chantal so she can do her job more effectively. Here’s an example: Allen hired me as a business coach – a thinking partner, to assist him in seeing the bigger picture of how his company is running. Seated off stage in the audience or even in the balcony I can see the bigger picture of how the actors engage with each other, the lighting, the set design, the sound quality: I can see things I wouldn’t be able to if I didn’t set myself apart to view the Big Picture. If I’m a director of a play, I’d not be able to see the whole representation of a scene if I were on stage directing amid the characters. I have to be up above the pool in order to get more of a bird’s eye view this way I can see much more activity and take actions more quickly. If I’m a lifeguard, and if I’m in the pool swimming around with the rest of the swimmers, I’m much less likely to see any swimmer in distress. Without considering the value of our contribution, the degree of fulfillment, toxicity or dysfunction we may contribute to, and the productivity gained from a business or financial perspective, we can’t see the overview of how we are actually being in our lives. And, just as most of us don’t distinguish ourselves from the work, roles and details to which we’ve been attending. ![]() A fish can’t distinguish itself from its water, just as most of us don’t distinguish ourselves from our thoughts, emotions and body sensations. We are all immersed in a paradigm and reality, much like a fish in the water it swims in. I’ll give you a number of analogies that might be helpful: The Fishbowl Analogy: Seeing the Big Picture what the heck does that mean? What requires one to see the big picture? And, what dilemma becomes apparent when considering the leap into really seeing the big picture? "The Leap?" you might ask. I pay attention when something is said two or more times there’s something to be mined for myself and perhaps for others. I can’t tell you the number of times over that past few weeks that I’ve heard the term seeing the big picture.
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