14 Feb Tallahassee School Transportation
Being in the transportation business gives us the chance to move large groups of people—for parties, special occasions, sightseeing excursions, and even school functions. We love taking care of Tallahassee school transportation and because we believe in the importance of education, that is a special privilege. Whether you’re passionate about homeschooling, charter schools, or public school, educating today’s children and continuing to learn as an adult are important life objectives. However, most of us tend to think of education in terms of academic work: configuring equations, making a good argument for a paper, gathering data to prove a scientific hypothesis, etc. It’s certainly true that we (hopefully!) learn those things in school, but we don’t often get education to assist us in our relationships.
Getting the help we need to navigate our interactions with others is both practical and helpful. In an interview she did with Chase Jarvis in October of 2017, Brené Brown discussed her new book Braving the Wilderness. We think the things she talks about are important for all of us to internalize, and we wanted to share some of what we learned from her interview with you in today’s post.
***It’s hard to dislike someone if you take the time to get to know them.
***Knowing how to call a spade a spade is great, but it’s important to know how to do that in a polite way. It is possible to be up front, honest, and even strongly disagree with someone without being disagreeable.
***“Hold hands with strangers.” The human family is connected, but it’s easy to lose sight of that truth. “Holding hands with strangers” can help us remember.
***Brené says we should face the world with a “strong back, soft front, and wild heart”. If we understood her right, this means that we need to be brave in our interactions with others and the world, be real and vulnerable and kind with each other, and venture into the unknown.
***When it comes to our relationships with others, Brené’s BRAVING acronym is really helpful: boundaries, reliability, accountability, vault, integrity, non-judgment, and generosity. Having boundaries, being someone that others can count on, taking responsibility and being accountable for our own actions, keeping the confidences of others, living with integrity, refraining from criticism, and interacting with people from a place of generosity are all behaviors and practices that foster healthier relationships.
***And a last tip from her that we love? How many of us have been in a situation where we got our feelings hurt? (Insert everyone, right?) Brené explains that when we’re hurt, our brain wants an explanation, so it will come up with a story to explain why something has happened. Instead of running with the story, however, we can check it. If we’re hurt from an interaction, we can go to the person and say something like, “Here’s what happened and this is the story I’m telling myself about what it means. Am I right on that?” For example, someone may turn down an invitation, and the person who invited them might assume something negative about why they’re not coming. Instead of making that assumption, however, they could approach their friend, own their explanation, and say something like: “The story I’m telling myself is that you’re not interested in spending time with me. Is that true?” This approach facilitates openness and understanding and makes it possible for the friend to confirm the assumption or explain their position (“Oh no! I’m just feeling really sick to my stomach! It’s not because I don’t want to come!”). Brené’s philosophy is this: we’re not going to quit telling stories in an attempt to explain our interactions with others, but we can talk about the stories to find out if they’re actually true.
Having the chance to work with school groups and see education in action is something we always enjoy. We believe that one of the best things we can do to ensure a brighter tomorrow is to invest in today’s children—and not just by teaching them how to compute sums, write well, or read proficiently. Because our ability to interact with others in healthy ways is critical to the quality of the relationships in our lives, we thought we’d share Brené’s insights that can help all of us—adults and children alike—in our emotional education. And next time you need transportation for a scholastic event, we’ve got you covered! Follow this link to learn more about our Tallahassee school transportation services: https://astrotravel.com/destinations/school-groups/
***The information for this post came from the following interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm9JrYhF-Bk. To learn more about Brené’s work, visit her website at www.brenebrown.com.