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Once upon a time…
Rodd and Todd joined a printing company together just after graduation. They were both action-oriented self-starters, with a strong drive for success and the strength to persevere through the highs and lows of the sales cycle.
After a couple of years, the boss promoted Todd to Sales Executive, and Rodd remained a Sales Rep. Within weeks Rodd became increasingly agitated. He found himself clock-watching and obsessing over the time in a bid to be done with work as soon as possible. With resentment bubbling under the surface, he impulsively decided to tender his resignation. Upon meeting with the boss, Rodd complained that he felt undervalued. He couldn’t understand why Todd was promoted and he was passed over when he was just as hard working.
The boss was a wise man. He said “Before I accept your resignation, I have a task for you to complete. There is a farmer’s market across the street. I want you to go there and see if anyone is selling watermelons.”
Rodd thought this was an odd request, but it was a nice day and resigning was emotionally taxing, so off he went. Shortly he returned to confirm there was indeed a watermelon vendor at the market. The boss asked how much the watermelons were. Rodd went back to the market and returned to inform the boss they were selling for $4.50 per kg.
The boss thanked Rodd and called Todd into the meeting room to set him the same task. When Todd returned, he said “There is one person selling watermelons. They are $4.50 per kg, $40 for 10 kg. He has a total inventory of 268 melons. There are 44 melons on the table and each melon weighs about 10kg. He brought them in from out West two days ago, so they are fresh and really good quality.”
Impressed, Rodd suddenly realised the difference between he and Todd. He decided to withdraw his resignation and, instead request a mentorship under Todd so he could learn from him.
“Those at too great a distance may mistake ignorance for perspective.”
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Details are important, be observant. When we limit our exposure to information, or when information itself is scarce, our picture of reality suffers. We become oblivious to both opportunities and hazards. Information is liberating. Knowledge is power and sharing knowledge is the key to unlocking that power. Choose to be observant and inquisitive so you can make informed choices. Don’t be afraid to ask. Be open to learning new things. To be reachable, simply be teachable. When you remain flexible and teachable, you can make the necessary adjustments in life. Be willing to be a beginner every single morning. Let the improvement of yourself keep you so busy that you have no time to envy or criticise others.
“Happiness is always on the other side of being teachable.”
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I am open to learning from the experiences of others. Curiosity motivates me to explore new markets and it encourages me to find solutions. I investigate and observe society and the environment so I can create added value. I nurture my curious mind by asking questions and exploring the unfamiliar. I strengthen my resolve to be a life-long learner with abundant curiosity. My curiosity ignites my creativity, builds my self-confidence, and inspires me to be courageous. The lens of curiosity reveals the possibilities and excitement of new worlds. I leave my bubble to explore new frontiers. I have an insatiable hunger for knowledge, answers and solutions. I accept that I always have more to learn. I am an explorer.
“What I believe is that all clear-minded people should remain two things throughout their lifetimes: Curious and teachable.”
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More about Suzanne
Wisdom is what you get when you don't get what you want. With a career spanning three decades, across IT, Advertising, HR Learning, Human Behaviour, Leadership and Organisational Development, Suzanne became increasingly concerned that her passion for personal empowerment, vital health and unlimited happiness was being met with increasing polarisation, antagonism and separation in the business world. With a unique ability to perceive the world around her and reflect it back to others, pinpointing the core of complex issues, Suzanne is a truthteller, revealing how well systems are operating and how healthy an environment is at any given time.
Highly adaptable and open to elevating and changing beliefs with new information, she could see it was the narrowed mechanistic perspective (reducing and fragmenting life) causing the separation. A master at rebuilding the systems of Self, gained from transmuting years of childhood abuse and horrendous trauma across ancestral bloodlines, Suzanne has successfully studied and practiced several healing modalities for repairing, maintaining and elevating the body-mind-spirit complex.
Dis-harmony, dis-ease, and dis-connection have been weaponised against people and planet. Within the heated controversy of the past five years, the unveiling of the One World Order through the global implementation of AI networks for complete Technocratic Totalitarianism by 2030 is now well underway. In the wake of the power elite’s grab for ultimate control, it is time to get radical… but not in the way you might first think. Suzanne blends business expertise, a deep connection with nature, and experience in mental, emotional and spiritual transformation, to bring creative solutions for changing beliefs and reclaiming your co-creative power and organisational intent for business to truly be a force for life-affirming good.
Welcome to the Regeneration Revolution. It is time for humanity’s upgrade. The future belongs to the Conscious Leaders with enhanced creativity, embodied empathy, increased resilience, and improved agility. We have at the ready all we need to shift our mindset to one which is more future-fit for ourselves, for those around us, and for the organisations and communities we serve. Together we rise!
Suzanne Cunningham
