Comments on: Characteristics of Flow: Loss of Ego http://reflectionleadership.net/self-reflection/characteristics-of-flow-loss-of-ego/ Taking the Time to Reflect on What it Takes to Lead Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:50:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tom Glover http://reflectionleadership.net/self-reflection/characteristics-of-flow-loss-of-ego/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Tom Glover Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:05:18 +0000 http://reflectionleadership.net/reflection-leadership/characteristics-of-flow-loss-of-ego/#comment-53 Mary Jo, this is such a great story that really describes exactly what I've been trying explain. Where I'm going next with all of this Flow stuff is that we should be trying to find Flow experiences as often as we can. When we are able to experience Flow on a regular basis in our work, it means that we're doing what we were meant to do. If you are able to have this experience frequently when you are doing your coaching work, that tells me that you're doing exactly the work you should be. Mary Jo, this is such a great story that really describes exactly what I’ve been trying explain. Where I’m going next with all of this Flow stuff is that we should be trying to find Flow experiences as often as we can. When we are able to experience Flow on a regular basis in our work, it means that we’re doing what we were meant to do. If you are able to have this experience frequently when you are doing your coaching work, that tells me that you’re doing exactly the work you should be.

]]> By: Mary Jo Asmus http://reflectionleadership.net/self-reflection/characteristics-of-flow-loss-of-ego/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Mary Jo Asmus Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:43:01 +0000 http://reflectionleadership.net/reflection-leadership/characteristics-of-flow-loss-of-ego/#comment-52 I have this experience frequently when I am coaching a leader. A few years ago I was coaching someone who worked in a city hall. It was a very intense conversation (in a good way) and I was completely immersed in it. When the two of us stepped out of the office, the administrative assistant asked if we had heard the alarms or heard her knock on the door and tell us to stay in the room we were in. Apparently, they were having a mock emergency drill for an act of terrorism or other dangerous situation. Neither of us heard a thing. I completely understood that both of us had been in the "flow" of the dialog. I have this experience frequently when I am coaching a leader.

A few years ago I was coaching someone who worked in a city hall. It was a very intense conversation (in a good way) and I was completely immersed in it.

When the two of us stepped out of the office, the administrative assistant asked if we had heard the alarms or heard her knock on the door and tell us to stay in the room we were in. Apparently, they were having a mock emergency drill for an act of terrorism or other dangerous situation.

Neither of us heard a thing. I completely understood that both of us had been in the “flow” of the dialog.

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