We often talk about making a big statement like this would be a one-size-fits-all kind of business, and yet making a big statement is a matter of perspective.
What can be a very big statement for someone may be not even worth mentioning for someone else.
In the end, it is all about the measuring stick we use, what we accept and perceive as the norm, and how hard-core and bigger than life things have to be for us to notice them and to be impressed.
Or, for that matter, about how far we are willing to go, how ready we are to cross boundaries, how liberated or self-destructive we can get if we want to impress someone else.
[Just like with beauty, more often than not
a big statement lies in the eyes of the beholder]
A colorful and delicate flower bouquet beautifully arranged can be a very big deal for someone that never got one in their life so far and considers it as a fancy and luxurious present, and it can just be "business as usual" for someone that started getting flowers on a regular basis in their late teens.
Depending on who's telling us their story, making a big statement can be seen as fun, scary, brave, unusual, empowering, the last resort when everything else failed, a way of life, an invitation, the best tool for saying NO, surprising, narcissistic, generous... and everything else in between.
Whether or not you consider making a big statement scary, why so?
Whether or not you consider making a big statement a way of life, why so?
And what's a big statement, anyway?
The answer could surprise you.
Coaching question of the day:
"Making a big statement is... What exactly?"
Tags: Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Diversity, Making a big statement, Impressing others, Matters of perspective, Relationships, Storytelling
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