I just read Marc's New Years Day post about the leadership lessons he learned from his daughter Isabella. It made me smile...partly because I have always believed that you can learn a lot from kids and animals if you just pay attention; and also because it made me think about lessons I've learned over the years working with groups and individuals, who by the way, were once kids themselves.
In thinking about this, I'm trying to draw some parallels to Marc's walk with Isabella.
...People like to be in charge of their own destiny....
...to pay real attention once the journey begins...
...makes me wonder how often we spend energy walking to the wrong places.
...the importance of considering the desired destiny of others.
...they did not believe they could change the destination... It took the activities of the entire day before they believed they could have changed the destination. Isabella would not have skipped home... Weeks later... It was clear that it had become the destination of choice... The difference?.. They helped choose the path and they were controlling their own destiny.
So Isabella, next time someone asks me to go on a walk, I will still make sure they "choose what they wear", will make sure they believe they can negotiate the destination, and I will stop more often to ask if we're going the right way! I will also do everything in my power to make sure that they "skip all the way home!"
Thank you, Isabella for this reminder!
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