Life has trajectory. Sometimes it feels like your feet are tangled in the sheets. It doesn’t help to feel defeated because the present is disappointing.
We always live with feelings of “not yet” and “not there.”
3 Practices Change Life’s Trajectory
Dairy cows provide two products, milk and manure. Both nurture growth.
I was nose blind to the aroma of cow manure growing up on the farm. Now it stinks.
The stuff that stinks makes things grow.
Here is some wisdom from the barnyard.
Powerful ways seasoned leaders grow.
Stop managing—join the ranks of multipliers. Great leaders don’t add effort, they expand impact. When you multiply your talent, you grow capacity without burning out.
The secret to doing more isn’t doing it all. It’s taking care of yourself and pouring into others.
Leaders don’t change people – people change themselves. You can influence transformation. You can encourage it. You can’t force it.
Self-discovery is growth. Listen to people’s stories if you want to inspire growth. People see themselves in their stories.
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Jay Elliot became a Sr. VP at Apple because he struck up a conversation with a stranger in the waiting area of a restaurant. The stranger was Steve Jobs.
Don’t wait for good fortune but welcome it when it knocks.
Wrong ideas feel right. How can you tell if you’re on the right track?
