The idea that deep within all of us is a central self has all the markings of a King Arthur and the Knights of the round table tale, the problem I see fear is that it's just that a tale. It's not that I don't believe in the possibility of a central self that's better than the one that the world sees on most days it's more that I have a hard time believing that this central self is the real part of you that wants to get out. And even more unbelievable is the author's assertion that accessing a central self is as simple a process as he describes in his book. In the story he told about the two business partners and their conflict about the contract and how he was able to resolve that by accessing their central selves was for me a little unbelievable. I had our time coming to grips with how easily they were changed from the self-centered self-absorbed man that he initially described into the ultra-mistake Cooperative central self people that they became all in less than an hour. Again not that I don't believe that humans are striving to become better than they are and that the goal of all this shouldn't be gain access to your central self but for most people this is an lifetime journey and not one that can be made in less than an hour.
This being said I love Rule Number 6, to be able after oneself is a critical skill that everyone needs to learn but it is especially important if you're going to teach at today's high schools. Many times I find myself bouncing between entertaining my students and educating my students and the art of good entertainment involves the ability to be able to make jokes often times at the expense of yourself. If I find myself taking the life of teaching to serious it can become very depressing and frustrating very quickly so the ability to take things lighthearted and not so serious is indeed a skill that I value.
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