Reflections from our Chief Visionary Officer and Founder, Robert Beiny.
Maturity
I’ve been away from the socials for a few weeks as I’ve needed to devote my time and efforts helping out in our practice. As our wonderful team has grown, my role has evolved and I spend my time out of the limelight, managing and driving operational change.
I’ve written before about climbing back in the saddle again and how the audiology and counselling skills I’ve refined over the years, just come flooding back. I always worry maybe I’d forget things, fuelling a feeling of self-doubt. In reality, it’s never an issue, probably because after so many years, ‘my process’ is second nature – it’s ingrained into my being. It always amazes me how quickly my modus operandi is restored!
This time round, I had another revelation. A well-worn phrase used to highlight maturity exclaims, “The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume control also turns to the left.”
For me, it was the sudden realisation that I was the same age as my clients, and more and more were now younger than me. I’ve caught up with some and overtaken others.
For those interested, the image is a Gibson ES-335 semi-hollow body electric guitar, originally introduced in 1958, the year I was born. It’s still in production today, which I find comforting. I did a bit of research into the history of the ES-335 and came across this; “From Chuck Berry’s primal rock riffs to Larry Carlton’s jazzy sophistication, the Gibson ES-335 has been in the hands of music royalty across decades. Its evolution tells a story not only of changing tastes and manufacturing methods but of how innovation continues to shape sound.”
I’d like to think I’ve played a small part in delivering innovation in another form, shaping how our clients and patients perceive sound.
IMAGE. ATB Guitars.