Swiss Psychiatrist/Author
1926 - 2004
Commentary
Silence is where our work as creative leaders begins. We must go back to the well of silence again and again to refresh our spirit and restore our sanity. There is a lot of noise in our society today that will cloud our thinking and hinder the flow of creativity. The noise of multiple voices rises from the traditional media: newspaper, radio and television. And the noise is multiplied a hundred times over today by the cell phones, the internet and social media. Each of these technologies has value and can contribute to our success, but we must manage and control their use, not let them control us. We must sometimes go silent and cut ourselves off from the noise. We must go deep inside and experience the silence.
Silence is where our work as creative leaders begins. We must go back to the well of silence again and again to refresh our spirit and restore our sanity. There is a lot of noise in our society today that will cloud our thinking and hinder the flow of creativity. The noise of multiple voices rises from the traditional media: newspaper, radio and television. And the noise is multiplied a hundred times over today by the cell phones, the internet and social media. Each of these technologies has value and can contribute to our success, but we must manage and control their use, not let them control us. We must sometimes go silent and cut ourselves off from the noise. We must go deep inside and experience the silence.
And in the silence we will know and understand our purpose. If we lose sight of our purpose, we will lose our way and become lost in the noise and chaos. The silence allows us to find ourselves and to stay focused on what is important and why we are here.
Are you in touch with your purpose? Do you know why you are here? Do you know what lessons you have learned and what lessons you still need to learn? How are you going to make a positive contribution to the world at large? What are you giving back to society? Seek to know who you are by knowing your purpose for being. Embrace the silence and stay focused on your purpose.
Biography
Elisabeth Kubler was born in Zurich, Switzerland, the oldest of triplets. Her father did not want her to study medicine, but she persisted and graduated from the University of Zurich medical school in 1957. She married Emanuel Ross, an American medical student in 1958 and moved to the United States.
During her psychiatric residency in New York, Kubler-Ross began studying patients who were dying. Her extensive work led to her book, On Death and Dying, in 1969 where she introduced the Five Stages of Grief. During her career, she wrote more than 20 books on death and dying. She finished her final book, On Grief and Grieving, shortly before she died.
Biography
Elisabeth Kubler was born in Zurich, Switzerland, the oldest of triplets. Her father did not want her to study medicine, but she persisted and graduated from the University of Zurich medical school in 1957. She married Emanuel Ross, an American medical student in 1958 and moved to the United States.
During her psychiatric residency in New York, Kubler-Ross began studying patients who were dying. Her extensive work led to her book, On Death and Dying, in 1969 where she introduced the Five Stages of Grief. During her career, she wrote more than 20 books on death and dying. She finished her final book, On Grief and Grieving, shortly before she died.
