Can We Ever "Get Over" Ourselves?

 I own a neat cap that says, "Get Over Yourself". Although it's about seven years old, I continue to wear it when it "matches" my outfit of the day. But I fear the concept may be out of date.  

 

ME Generation Is All of US

 We are now in the world of Branding, Rebranding, Positioning and Re-Inventing of  ME, ME, ME.  The constant yammering of that personal pronoun feels as if someone is singing the scales and is stuck on the third one. We can't seem to get past ME (Mi) and go on further to fa; sol, la, ti, do.  That's the essence of my musical metaphor: we are stuck on ME.

 Pick up a newspaper or magazine, log on to twitter or the ever-consuming "In Your Face Book" and you'll see musings, sharings, rantings and way too much information. WE simply are not "getting over" ourselves.  We are even in our own faces!

 Self-Aware Is Not Self-Obsessed

 Is being in tune with one's self always a bad idea? Of course not.  In order to manage our careers and lives we must have an accurate sense of self-direction and awareness. Being focused on self and self-improvement is good. That's how we become life-long learners and strive to create the lives and work we want.

 My concern is that we are so self-possessed that we are becoming a nation of the self-obsessed.  I worry that empathy will be become an endangered species and that would be a tragedy. Can we get some perspective and get grounded?  I believe so.

Here are some ideas on how to "get over" ourselves:

• Broaden our horizons by casting a wider net
• Read the news from across the country and around the world
• Pay attention to the plight of the homeless, the sick, the indigent
• Listen to friends and colleagues when they express an interest or need.
• Offer to assist, share a contact, lead or information without an "agenda"
• Invest time. Volunteer for an organization that resonates with your interests
• Touch base with your own network of friends, colleagues, followers, co-workers and yes, cousins…and the rest of the family. It's savvy, smart and thoughtful.

 There are now so many ways to let people know we are thinking of them; email, text, poke, write in their walls, comment on posts. And there are those good old reliable RETRO modes of communication: Call/Skype or --- please sit down while you read my final recommendation---visit… Face- To- Face in-person. 

 The last two options are genuine investment of time and that is the greatest and most memorable gift of all.

What say you?

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