We’re all different
June 13, 2008 by Miki Saxon
Post from Leadership Turn Image credit: Darwin Bell
This week our esteemed editor Kelly, AKA, TaxGirl, tossed us a Peter Maher quote instead of a picture for Fun Friday—“Running is a big question mark that’s there each and every day. It asks you, ‘Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?’”
Then she asked, “What gets you going every day? What makes you a wimp?”
Well…OK…I’m not sure why wimpiness qualifies as a fun post, but I’m sure Kelly wouldn’t mislead us…would you, Kelly?
Jen over at Everyday Networker was first to post, but what she described as wimpiness I see as strength—the strength to consider her own mental health and extradite herself from a negative situation.
And that got me to thinking how often what one person calls wimping out may be another person’s greatest act of courage—or even their own. Likewise, what moves one leaves another cold.
That’s important knowledge, not information, but knowledge—maybe even wisdom—for every person responsible for leading/managing/motivating others.
What do you think?
Your comments—priceless
Thats a great piece of advice. Sometimes you learn more from leaving a company and saving your money than riding it through bankruptcy.
Hi Ram, You’re right, but leaving is scary and a lot of people wimp out on that one.
Thanks for stopping by:)
I totally agree.
It’s funny because when my husband and I started our own firm, some people (mostly other lawyers) thought we just couldn’t manage life at the big firms. But I think it was far gutsier to leave the big firms behind and start our own place – and tons more fun!
Hi Kelly, thanks for stopping by and sharing that. Striking out on your own is a gutsy move. And I’ll bet that at least half of the responses you got from other lawyers were grounded in envy:)