Meet the Speaker
Peter Jensen is the author of Igniting the Third Factor and the founder of Performance Coaching. He is the team sport psychology coach for the Canadian Women's Hockey team, and an instructor at Queen's School of Business.
The Concept of 'Self'
Throughout history, our most admired heroes and heroines have made key decisions and collected and redirected themselves in a calm, focused manner in the middle of their most heated moments. They were not controlled by what they were experiencing internally. Even under pressure, they could observe and direct their actions. They were 'awake'.
When we look back at these individuals, the concept of 'self' comes up repeatedly as integral to their success. We talk about how critical their self-management, self-control, self-direction, and self-reflection abilities were to their achievement in career and life. But what exactly do we mean by 'the self' or, more personally, 'our self'?
Peter's Approach
In The Role of the Self, Peter explores the two functions of the self: Managing the moment and determining life direction. Using an orchestra as a metaphor to frame the discussion, he looks at the self as the conductor who controls and regulates the 'instruments' (our mind, body and feelings) in order to play the music the composer intended.
Managing the Moment
Active awareness - the capacity to observe our thoughts and feelings and to choose our actions - is a major function of the 'self'. Without awareness we remain prisoners to our past successes, failures, hidden beliefs and whatever we are experiencing at the moment. This is especially true in difficult, pressure-filled situations. The Role of the Self presents an effective action-based model for managing the moment.
Determining Life Direction
The second function of the 'self' is to ensure the direction our life takes does not happen by default and is not accidental. It is easy to get caught up in the demands of the moment and stray off course in life. Our Self has the capacity to inform us of what gives our life meaning and purpose. It is this information that allows us to redirect our actions when we have gone off course. A discussion of The Role of the Self, therefore, encompasses bigger questions such as "What do you want to give? What do you want to get?" and "What will my life look like five years from now?"
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