The 3 Most Dangerous Words

I remember learning the 3 most dangerous words in the English language... "I know that."

It's so true. when we say "I know that", we are cutting ourselves off from deeper learning. We're robbing ourselves from the gift of the beginner's mind, where everything is fresh and full of possibility.

I recently attended a women's retreat in 2 roles; as a participant and a speaker. Since I've been facilitating workshops and retreats myself for the last few years, it had been awhile since I participated as a student.

I struggled the first couple of days because the Great Trickster (my name for my Ego) insisted that I knew what was being taught.

However, I reminded myself that I didn't want to use those 3 dangerous words and that there is plenty I don't know.

Ten years ago, I attended personal development courses on a monthly basis. At that time, there was so much that I didn't know and my learning curve was very steep.

Since I've been studying intensively for a decade, I've learned that I need a new approach when I attend events.

If there is even one nugget of new information in a retreat or a workshop, it's still completely worth my while to attend because that one small shift has the potential to make an incredible difference.

At this particular retreat, I picked up a new idea of something I have since incorporated into my business.

When our Ego or the Great Trickster tells us we know something, that's a sign that we still have a lot to learn.

If we can say, "I'm doing that", it's an indication that we've incorporated the learning on a deeper level.

For example, there's a huge difference between knowing that you should meditate every day and actually meditating every day.

It was valuable for me to attend the retreat simply to be reminded of those dangerous words and to see that they still show up as resistance.

Until we actually "do", we really don't "know" at all.