How Committed Are You To Your Opinions?

Every human being has thoughts, but what would the world look like if everyone remained firm in their opinions. How committed are you to your opinion? The goal of this blog is to explore that question. In the opening sentence, I asked what the world would look like if everyone just focused on their opinions. Let’s shrink the sample size and think about our relationships if we all lived through our perspectives. We wouldn’t relate!

So, why are we so committed to our opinions? It’s common to believe that being ” right makes us valuable.” Yet, as we interact with others, we realize our true worth lies in our ability to connect. Having friends, committing to a spouse, and one day having children. None of these relationships can function if we are more committed to our opinions. Then, the health of our overall relationships.

Any healthy or accountable relationship involves open dialogue. People honestly discuss their ideas until agreements are agreed upon. These conversations take having the capacity to acknowledge someone else’s opinion is better for the overall relationship. We call this “Best Practice.”

What is “Best Practice?”

It’s the merging of our ideas into a connective purpose. It’s a structure that encourages us to stand still until we can move as one. According to Jason Murdock, every human has 6,000 thoughts a day. This means we have 6,000 opinions flowing in and out of our heads daily. So, this idea that our opinions house our identities isn’t accurate. Then, what makes us who we are? It’s a combination of our beliefs, principles, and the decisions we make. These three components assist us with our connection to others.

So, how committed are you to your opinions? We can share them with strangers, people we deem associates/colleagues, or the people we Love. But, before we attach absolute dedication to them. We must understand that they will be challenged, confirmed, discounted, or disregarded by others. Why! Because others also have opinions, which they believe wholeheartedly. Therefore, when sharing thoughts in our relationships, the goals should be synergy instead of investing absolute stock in our views. The focus is on working together to come to agreements.

The art of coming to agreements is the cornerstone of practicing “Best Practice.” As mentioned above, Best Practice is the structure of using every idea to search for the best course of action. So, ask yourself, am I in relationships to validate myself, or did I add people to my life to verify our connections? The answer will explain who we are in our relationships. It will cause us to examine who we are as people.

I know you are asking yourself, what about convictions?

If we don’t stand for something, we will fall for anything. In no way are we saying people shouldn’t be convicted. Yet, convictions are about believing in known commodities. When our opinions lack validity and are connected to our self-worth or identity, the problem lies. How can we be convicted to an idea? When they cheat on us the most time. Yes, have conviction but base it on honoring the quality of your relationships, which will take challenge each other’s opinions until agreements only exist. 

Therefore, our commitments shouldn’t be to something as fluent as our opinions. We should be committed to our agreements. How Committed Are You To Your Opinions? If your answer is still very, ask yourself are you ready to be in an accountable and healthy relationship. 

The Lovesnobs