What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Everybody has blind spots.
You have certain tendencies that you are not aware of but others can see. These are your blind spots, and they often cause big problems.
You may not want to accept that your life style is responsible for your high cholesterol and that you are courting a heart attack. You may not want to know that your defensiveness cost you a promotion.
Over two hundred years ago, Scottish poet Robert Burns (Kinsley, 1968) wrote:
"Oh wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as others see us!"
It can be a real challenge to try to see yourself as others see you. Sometimes you actually can do so, by watching yourself on videotape, or listening to an audiotape. Usually, though, this information is only available when others are willing to share it with you.
But, you may have a blind spot about being alerted to your blind spot!
If you do, you try to turn away any feedback that does not agree with your own self-assessments. You may be blocking the very information you need.
However, when you learn to accept any feedback as a gift, you can use it to fuel your own growth and development.
Sometimes someone wants to give you information about something you say or do that annoys others. You might even be happy to change it if you only it existed. But you can't know unless you are open to their feedback.
Sometimes the information is extremely important to you, because something you are doing (or not doing) may keep you from career advancement or interfere with your important relationships.
Although you may not exactly welcome feedback that brings uncomfortable information to your attention, you may desperately need it.
When you accept new information about yourself, you can then take action and make important changes -- changes that can make a tremendous difference to your success or even to your life.
Three Rules For Choosing The Right Dinner Wine
RULE NO 1: Drink the wine that you like.
Sounds obvious, doesn't it? Sometimes, however, we get so caught up in what is the right wine and what is the wrong wine that we forget the most important thing: we have taste! We have our own individual taste and love drinking the wine we love to drink. Sure, certain wines traditionally match certain foods and flavours, but ultimately you are the judge of what you like to drink, no matter what the enologists say!
RULE NO. 2: White with fish, red with meat? Not always.
Everyone knows that fish meals should be accompanied by white wine and meat dishes should be accompanied by red wine. But adhering to strict wine rules takes the fun out of choosing wines. Trust your own sense of taste. A wine should do one of two things: complement or contrast. Not all fish dishes are cooked in the same way, so why should they all be accompanied by white wine? Consider the dish, the way it is cooked, the spices and seasonings added, and then choose a wine that complements those elements or contrasts, that is if you want a more intense experience.
RULE NO. 3: Always read a wine label.
Not all merlots, shirazes, and cabernets are the same. An Australian merlot will differ from an American or French merlot. Read up on winemaking practices around the world and learn the differences between wines and their countries of origin. But apart from the country of origin, also look for information about specific regions and vineyards. The more detailed information on a wine label, the better the wine will be. Of course, the better the wine the more expensive it will be and that is the final deciding factor.
Until Next Month,
Best Wishes,
Stephen Scott
Stephen Scott, Regal Titles
http://www.RegalTitles.com
