Your Thought System is the lens through which you view the world.
It is the chosen set of beliefs and attitudes that guides your daily communication and choices. Without exception, everyone has one, and you are 100% responsible for how you respond to all situations.
Reason teaches you that there is no possible compromise between the only two thought systems available. To choose Right-Mindedness, you – the Decision-Maker – must be willing to train your mind to follow Reason’s caring thoughts about your teammates and to reject the Ego’s attack thoughts.
The Two Thought Systems
1. Reason’s Right-Minded System
- Foundation: Extends ally beliefs of acceptance, forgiveness, and adjustment.
- Symbol & Choice: The Classroom (learning from mistakes). The path of Accountability.
- Core Lesson: Founded on the principle: Do No Harm, Work as One. ®
2. Ego’s Wrong-Minded System
- Foundation: Projects adversarial assaults of rejection, attack, and defensiveness.
- Symbol & Choice: The Battleground (fear and punishment). The path of Victimization.
- Core Lesson: Driven by the belief that conflicting interests are possible.
The Unified Circle of Right-Minded Thinking
To achieve Right-Minded Teamwork, your team must define its “right” attitudes—its psychological goals (RMT Element #2), which form its collective Thought System.
- Vigilance: Reason teaches you that all Right-Minded teammates are equals and cannot compete. All team conflicts stem from the Ego’s belief that conflicting interests are possible, which means you have accepted that Do No Harm and Work as One is impossible.
- Application: These chosen attitudes are transformed into your team’s written Work Agreements, defining your team’s approach to teamwork. This process is your declaration of interdependence, asserting the freedom to choose Right-Minded Teamwork.
- Return to OnenessOneness is a psychological state of mind. It can be described in many ways using phrases such do no harm, and work as one. Separateness is its opposite. More: The goal of training your mind is to restore yourself to Right-Minded Thinking and joyfully return to your Unified Circle of Right-Minded Thinking.
Action
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