We are all acutely aware of the paradox of truth

Old, neglected garage in winter
Personal neglect is the slowest of teachers

 

The truth hurts and the truth can set us free.

We gravitate to the hurts part. We rarely tell the truth because… “I don’t want to hurt his feelings”.

Right?

In an honest man there is always something of a child.  – Plato

Kids don’t have that problem. They’re not worried about their reputation, or losing their job. Yet.

Shame they we ever have to.

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We’re too busy to ask questions, let alone answer them

Staircase inside The Palace Cafe on Canal Street in New Orleans
The Palace Cafe on Canal Street in New Orleans

 

Business travelers to New Orleans often make the trek to Cafe Du Monde
Business travelers to New Orleans often make the trek to Cafe Du Monde for their famous bag of beignets

 

The stress of time constraints, deadlines, and P&L’s lures us to take shortcuts. Our passion for the purpose is no longer our guiding force. Instead, the clock and the paycheck are our masters.

The growth of those we are leading is the last thing on our mind.

Is profit the goal? Is profit the reward?

We’re too busy to even ask these questions, let alone answer them profoundly.

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His enthusiasm was contagious

inspiring airport advertising sign
enthusiasm is slightly more contagious than the lack of enthusiasm

 

His enthusiasm was contagious as he spoke to the group on a tour at Disney’s Magic Kingdom Theme Park yesterday morning. He knew it to be true by the looks on the audiences’ faces. And by one brave individual’s private question.

The question was a test of his authenticity. The speaker passed with flying colors.

Insight: You can’t fake joy.

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Sometimes, do you want to fall to your knees with deep and grateful humility?

homeless man sitting asleep inside Cafe Du Monde
exhausted, overworked, from trying to simply get by day to day

 

Sometimes, do we want to fall to our knees with deep and grateful humility?

So challenging to get done all we need to get done.

We push through the pain anyway.

We are driven.

Time is the challenge, not desire.

I’m pushing 9:00pm and still have another blog to write.

Like now, realizing how easy some people must make it look to write and post five daily blogs.

It’s anything but.

On my virtual knees… praying for strength to finish.

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