When someone says they have experience during a job interview it usually means that they have performed the task that is being asked of them. It doesn't take long to find out whether this is true or not once you've employed them. It also doesn't take long to find out the degree of experience the individual possess as well.
When I feel that I am experienced in something it's not just my ability to talk about it because I read it but rather that I've been able to perform a certain degree of ability. I love watching Hell's Kitchen and there was one episode where a lady was an instructor in how to be a personal chief. As I watched this lady struggle I became fully aware she was only experienced in book knowledge. It was her lack of practice with food that kept the ultimate experience from occurring. She only knew (thought) of how to cook, but owned nothing of the experience.
In my field there are so many things that I "know" about but only a few of them I have experienced for myself. And don't let the word "few" deceive you because it's all interconnected. We are all interconnected. I am also find that more and more people are having these experiences no matter what formal or informal training they have had. But then we come to discipline.
As I laid there in bed last night thinking about my experiences I realized that the only thing that kept it all in order for me, which would allow me more experiences, was my discipline. I am extremely disciplined with myself and my learning/experiencing. I don't give up on myself when I don't understand something, I keep searching. I don't allow the comments that people have to say to me that I should or shouldn't be doing this or that lead me off my path. I listen with my heart to see where the information is coming from.
It is our duties to be strong within our "own" energy. It is through our own disciplined actions or will within our experiences that allow us to better understand what this feels like, looks like and sounds like to us. When a person says I'm a great communicator but is unable to write simple emails or says, "There are still ants on a car seat" when there really are "NO" more ants on a car seat, then discipline and experience are lacking in communication. The lack of experience makes it difficult for the other individual to receive clear understanding and knowledge.
Folks, people do this everyday because they have gotten so used to their dramas in life. They want something to appear there that is not there. They need something to fix. Through discipline we know there is nothing to fix except our own errors and our own ways.
I'm getting ready to go to the Aquarium with my grandchildren right now. I'm going to "EXPERIENCE" being one with them while I watch their little faces light up with joy.
Love, V