humility

Leading by Going

As a leader, in whatever capacity that may be, we should always be focused on going where those around us are.

I’ve found  most success by travelling to other’s life narratives and embracing that perspective and worldview. When we go to this place, we do not go wanting to bring them somewhere else but going purely to go and be with them.

Often they will bring us to new places and often we will bring them to different places but the goal should be to simply go and be there. Embrace the narrative of the other and work to best understand that.

Humility

Phil: I’ve had the thought lately, “I wish there were more people like me.”

Kelly: You have a lot of great thoughts and that is not one of them

What a kind and delicate way for my wonderful wife to put it!

This thought is incredibly dangerous! It is the opposite of humility, contradictory to progress, and yet I’m sure all of us have thought it often. 

We must aknowledge this thought immediately and let it ride away if we hope for any holistic success. 

Don’t Take Yourself So Seriously

I know this. But I do not practice it often enough.

Most difficulties in my life are either made from or escalated because I’m taking myself too seriously.

Taking myself less seriously makes me, easier to be around, more open minded, more humble, less self critical.

Maybe efficiency or productivity can be found in taking oneself with high seriousness. I do not think it’s usually worth it though. There is a cost and I am going to start choosing the cost of loss efficiency rather than cost of losing pure enjoyment.