According to M. Scott Peck in his book, The Road Less Traveled, it is essential for therapists (he was a leading one back in the day) to understand the worldview of their patients. “For the worldview of patients is always an essential part of their problem, and a correction in their worldview is necessary for their cure.”
When I read this during yesterday’s practice with the team of 13 it was if I dropped a bomb with the word “correction.” Who was I or Peck, or anyone for that matter to “correct” anothers worldview. Their worldview is their worldview and they are free to believe whatever they want, right? The crowd was not liking Peck and liked me even less when I agreed with his assessment.
Just because you choose to believe something does not make it “correct.” You are absolutely free to believe that gravity does not apply to you and any loving family, friend, or leader will attempt to correct your belief before you jump. I could go on. I will stop. Here’s my question to you, however.
Why did the word “correction” cause such a defensive reaction? What do you think?
Tell me more, my friend.
Tell me more…
BUILT TO LEAD 
We do not like being corrected or being told you are wrong. PRIDE.
I’m not so sure anyone can correct someone’s world view. This may partly depend on how you think and write about your world view. Is your world view done once and done or is it something that is rinsed and repeated over and over and then nuanced. As we learn, experience life, and adjust to previeous views, for me it changes.
From the other point of trying to help someone, perhaps the correction is to point out that maybe this view is causing this behavior and if you do not like the result perhaps it is because of an inaccurate worldview??
I think “correction” implies someone taking a red pencil and re-writing. Its like learning to ride a bike- no one can do it for you. No one can CORRECT your own worldview, they can only help you do it yourself. And if we think we don’t need help correcting our worldview, we really need help with our humility.