I just finished my daily routine. I woke up at 6 am this morning and wiped the sleep out of my eyes. As normal, I went into the office and mounted my trusty recumbent bike. Every day, Monday to Friday, I wake at the same time, ride a bike for 45 minutes an read. This routine took me about 6 months of painful alarm clocks and moans from Julie before it became a habit, now I am doing it everyday naturally. Anything you want to be a habit can be if you go through the pain of setting it up. Now I LOVE the routine.
I am reading another Robin Sharma book “The Saint, The Surf & The CEO” and i stumbled upon a really profound statement that may be a definition of the Meaning of Leadership or even more deeply the meaning of life. I can definitely say that I have been guilty of falling into the trap that I am about to reveal to you and I am sure you have been too……
I am simple going to write out the passage for you and then you to ask you to leave your comments. Do you relate to it? Does it resonate with you? Did it remind you of anything? Is there a situation in your life that you would do differently having read it?
“Everyone one of us has a soul within us that knows what it means to be a decent, loving, and noble human being. We all have a deep place inside of us that knows. When you do something wrong, you can try to fool yourself by rationalizing what you did at a conscious level. You can create a whole story about how the world is out of integrity and you’re the victim. You can build a case that the other person deserved what they did to you and you acted harshly to teach them a lesson. But it’s not your responsibility to serve as policeman of the universe. Your job is to show up as a leader within your own life by getting the lessons that this growth school is delivering to you, and by doing so, evolv into your authentic and best self” ~ Page 73, The Saint, The Surf & The CEO ~ Robin Sharma
Thank you Robin Sharma for delivering the gifts you have been given.
What do you think?
Does it resonate with you?
What did it make you think of?
Are you too shy to leave a comment?
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Does it resonate with you?
Yes! I truly believe that as leaders we need to learn to learn, thus allowing us the privilage to teach. Constantly looking for faults in others reveals an innate fault in ourselves that prevents us from obtaining our goals. I believe that helping others achieve the level of success they desire is what will ultimately forward us the key to open the door to our own serenity & well-being.
What did it make you think of?
Being frustrated with the decisions of others when what others do, say or think is not in our control. What is in our control is how we start & finish everything we do from opening a book to hosting an event. Integrity should be front & centre so your spirit will attract like-minded spirits to your cause.
Are you too shy to leave a comment?.
Not really…
This definitely resonates with me Ken. It is very easy for us to make excuses as to why we make the decision to do something wrong or treat someone poorly. No matter what the situation is, in reality what we’re doing just that, making a decision. It is easy to justify making a decision like that or as mentioned above “rationalizing what you did at a conscious level” , when really we are only fooling ourselves. We MUST be conscious of our words, actions and they way we treat others. This is vital to being able to grow in our personal and professional lives as well as becoming a leader.
Question, to keep the conversation balanced:
If one was to believe in the act of Karma, does that mean that by responding a certain way in reaction to another’s action, aren’t you in essence providing the universe with it’s engine for Karma?
Not to say that it at all justifies any actions or reactions I personally may have done, but it does make you think of the other side of the coin.
In all, Ken, I enjoyed reading my first Ken Dunn blog entry. Thanks.
Chris
It really hits home, Ken, especially the last sentence…”…your job is to show up as a leader…” That’s why I’m so glad to be part of EvolvLifeTeam, Creating Millions of Tomorrows Leader’s, Today.
Ken, this absolutely touches at my heartstrings. I truly believe that at the very core of our being, each of us is pure spirit. That is the part of us that always knows what is right and what is not. It’s the part of us that knows that there is no rationalization that can make something wrong into something right. It’s the piece of God inside each of us, the thing that connects us to everybody and everything in existence.
One of our challenges in life is to live from that spirit, to always listen to it and to give it more power than the messages we receive from our egos. It may not always be easy but it is always worth it!
Thanks for the reminder…
Kathy
I agree Ken. When we think we should be ‘the policeman’ we are falling into the trap of thinking our opinion or viewpoint is better. That is ego.
All we have to do is to live by what we know is right. We do not know what lessons someone else has to learn; where they are on the ladder of growth. So we must not judge.
If we believe that our position is one to emulated, then we must simply set such a strong example that others will want to adopt what we are doing as their way.
Leaders demonstrate. They do not cajole.
Thank you for the post. That sounds like a book I should read.
Charlie Holles