In a recent post, John Maxwell discussed some of the keys to personal growth. In particular, he highlights how important it is to intentionally control and promote growth.
One particular contrast:
Accidental Growth: Thinks Like a Victim
Intentional Growth: Thinks Like a Learner
Many great leaders and successful people have learned from their challenges whereas it would be easy to act as a victim. Mohandas Gandhi went through numerous challenge, learned from them, used the knowledge to success in the future. Early in his career, Walt Disney had artistic staff members lured away from him and had his distributors thwart the release of some of his early film. Neither Gandhi nor Disney played the victim. They learned from the challenges and move on better prepared to succeed in the future.
Leaders have daily and weekly challenges. After each challenge, ask "what can I learn from this?" If you keep a journal, use this as a starting question each day.
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