What is Radical Openness?
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What Is Radical Openness? audio
•Radical openness means being open to new information or disconfirming feedback in order to learn.•Radical openness helps us learn to celebrate self-discovery—it is freedom from being stuck.
•Radical openness can be rewarding—it often involves trying out novel ways of behaving that may help us cope more effectively.
•Radical openness is courageous—it alerts us to areas of our life that may need to change.
•Radical openness enhances relationships—it models humility and readiness to learn from what the world has to offer.
•Radical openness involves purposeful self-enquiry and a willingness to acknowledge one’s fallibility—with an intention to change (if needed). It can be both painful and liberating.
•Radical openness challenges our perceptions of reality. We don’t see things as they are—we see things as we are.
•Being open to learning new things involves a willingness to consider that there are many ways to get to the same place.
•Radical openness takes responsibility for our personal reactions and emotions—rather than automatically blaming others or the world.
•Radical openness helps us adapt to an ever-changing environment.
Radical Openness Is Not…
•Approval, naively believing, or mindlessly giving in•Assuming one already knows the answer
•Something that can solely be understood intellectually—it requires direct and repeated practice
•Rejecting the past
•Expecting good things to happen
•Always changing
•Being rigid about being open
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