Saturday, February 9, 2013

Inspiring the Goal Through Context Rather Than Control


"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the people to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea."
-Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Each one of us has a leadership role to play, even if it be leading only ourselves. The previous mantra has been adopted by Netflix as their principle driven leadership style. Think of how this can be implemented into so many aspects of our lives. Think of the child that has a dream to become a teacher, doctor or one of the endless noble professions. How much more effective is our influence on their performance (grades) if we simply create and foster the environment for that passion to grow?

If we examine the lives of many of the world's most successful people, we would see that they had an intense yearning or passion for what they did and wanted to achieve. Therefore, isn't that the model we should examine and look to use in each of our capacities. If you can't think of where to begin, simply open your eyes to the inspiration and influence that you can be on anyone that surrounds you.

May the spark of passion ignite your fire.
-Written by: Timothy James Andrus

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