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There are so many get rich, get smart, get published, get promoted, get successful, schemes out there. So many promises of what you can do in one minute, a day or a week end. I am finally coming out of the closet to say, rubbish to all the hype!
Have you ever noticed that we humans are complex, multi-layered beings? I guess if we were like flat worms and just divided in half to procreate we could get rich, smart, published and successful in the blink of an eye.
However, unless you weren’t paying attention, it takes two of us to procreate (and maybe even a few good doctors in the mix). And without difficulties it is a nine month process to get ready to be born, and then maybe 28 years to become a bona fide adult. (The newest research in sociology says adolescence is now officially over when we hit the ripe young age of 28).
My major area of interest is leadership. I love to read about leaders, the successful, the skillful, the demons, and the scum. I always love to see how they came to be the kind of leader they have become and what can be learned from their lives.
Leadership is more than a skill. Sure, you can learn the words, practice the speech, and look at yourself in the mirror to foster charisma. And you can have your five minutes of glory like so many do.
Leadership is a perspective. It is an art that takes years to develop, to understand, to earn. Ideas build upon each other, they need to gestate and come to blossom in their own time. Leadership development means reading, researching, having thoughtful discussions, modeling and learning from mentors.
So, if you think you can do this in five minutes, or even a day, well then, maybe, just maybe, you’re a flat worm and you just never knew it!
Tags: Behavioral Patterns, Business, Leadership, programs, Resilience
It is good to see someone with similar values to me.