Covid 19已經和我們相伴近半年，日子難過。我住在旅遊區，很多商店已倒閉。就是因為沒有足夠的錢財去撐下去 。有些店還是乾脆先關門，因為沒有薪水的付出，還可以頂著店舖租金。
Resources 其實就是泛指物質資源，但Resourcefulness是指個人的內在特性、資源。這可能是彈性、創意、仁慈、恆心、愛、堅持等。後者在我們生活極為重要。以下是早期的一篇英文分享。
How do we tackle a problem if we don’t have money, manpower or skills? Those are resources. So, if you’re telling me you failed because you didn’t have those resources, those constraints may be real. Resourcefulness can help us explore what is still possible, but it does not remove every practical barrier. I first heard this term from a powerful speaker – Tony Robbins.
Being resourceful is some sort of your emotional state. For example, creativity, passion, decisiveness, love or sincerity. These are our ultimate resources. When you engage with these resources, you may discover new ways to seek support and make better use of what is available.
A week ago, I promised a local organization, Macau Mandarin Club to deliver a mini-workshop related to Stress Management. Actually, it is my favorite topic. However, I had some participants who had attended my previous class on the same topic a few hours earlier. So I had to prepare something new and it was outside my original plan. My preparation was very limited, so I got stuck for a while, and what’s more, the time was running out.
Finally, I got an idea from this topic -Stress Management. Why don’t I make use of this concept to invite those participants to speak about topics related to stress? There would be around 30 people, so I thought, “why not divide them into groups of five, so they could have a little speaking practice and it would also give them an opportunity to practise responding on the spot.” In addition, it could be interesting if I used some essential coaching questions to make an improvisational platform and encourage more interaction.
What a blast last night! What I liked about the session was not how impressive the content was, but the excellent outcome.
“I can make it whatever the situation is ” is one of my mantras when I am facing a challenging and scary task. The creativity, passion and self-affirmation made my show radiant eventually.
Last but not least, a friend of mine gave me a ride this morning, and I noticed that she still had some books in her car and she had planned to donate them to a charity group. Nevertheless, she kept them for more than a month without taking action. She explained that she had no one to carry those books for her. It seems to be a problem of resources and a useful next step would be to explore practical help with moving the books.
