Letting Go of The Banana: Why Attachment to Outcome Is Keeping You Stuck

Do you struggle when things go wrong with a project, or a relationship, or a job? Do you get frustrated when you don’t hit your numbers and your team is falling behind? Today, we are going to look at how we can better handle those difficult situations that are keeping us stuck. It starts by understanding whether we are still holding onto the banana.

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“The happiness we seek cannot be found through grasping, trying to hold on to things. It cannot be found through getting serious and uptight about wanting things to go in the direction we think will bring happiness. We are always taking hold of the wrong end of the stick. The point is that the happiness we seek is already here and it will be found through relaxation and letting go rather than through struggle.”

Pema Chodron

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Reading List:
Desmond Cole, The Skin We're In
Robyn Maynard, Policing Black Lives

Ibram X Kendi's book, How to Be Anti-Racist
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