Beginner’s Mind

Posted on February 24th, 2010, by Christine

As Japanese Zen Priest, Shunryu Suzuki, said

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.”

When I bring my beginner’s mind to your table, I can listen to what your experts are saying and then ask questions that bring us farther. Since I don’t know what you have done, and what you think can’t be done, I won’t be limited to what has been done before, I’ll flip the switch and become an ideas generating machine. Then you

So, let’s meet and brainstorm, I’ll bring my beginner’s mind, you bring your experts, and maybe a fruit tray (I like melon, personally) and we’ll get you to the next step.

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