Stretching

Stretching.

Do you possess a stretching mind-set? Author of Stretch, Scott Sonenshein describes this as, "Stretchers find beauty and richness in places where others struggle to see anything of value. Too often, we understand, interact with, and use things at face value, locking ourselves into conventions that limit possibilities."

In his research Sonenshein found that to some, "Even the least valuable things around us have unrecognized potential." Those with a stretching mind-set look beyond  the face value of something, and consider its possibilities. 

If given the choice I would like to embrace this kind of attitude. Looking for value in the very simple can actually be quite rewarding. Thinking that you never have enough, and always longing for that next thing only leaves you coming up empty handed because there will always be something else to want. 

In addition, you never really give yourself the opportunity to enjoy the new thing you have at the moment. Your focus always shifts from the present to the future in hopes that you can be twice as happy when the better thing comes along. This really is no way to live your life.

So when considering the type of life you'd like to live you might want to describe yourself as a Stretcher.