In the blue zone we see the possibility of creating a future better than today – in short, we seek success. In the red zone we cannot see beyond the problems of the now and the recent (or not so recent) past and we want to avoid repeating them – in short, we strive to avoid failure.
Read MoreWhen we are in the blue zone, we are confident, collaborative and creative.
The confidence is in our own self-efficacy, our competence in the work that we do. We are good at what we do, and we know this, this makes us feel good about ourselves.
When we add creativity to this confidence it means that we are – consciously and unconsciously – looking for ways to be better.
Read MoreWhen our red zone triggers, one of the things that occurs is we begin to ruminate, that is to go over in our conscious mind the circumstances and events that put us in the red zone. May be someone said something hurtful, or we made a mistake and it was that that triggered the red zone.
Read More“For too many people education is a force of insignificance”, this was said in the context that young people, especially, are searching for significance, yet all around them they are met by forces of insignificance, that belittle and humiliate them.
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