A life lesson I was taught was that it is not always the end result that is the most important, sometimes it IS about the journey. Booker T. Washington said "Success is to be measured not so much by the position one has reached as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed."
I have been called, self admittedly, an impatient
person. I can be a true task master, I know
what the end result needs to be and I know how to get there. Then someone invented this word “delegate.” Ah
yes, give a portion of your work, duties and tasks to someone else. I didn’t have training or experience on how
to do that, especially when they don’t do it exactly like I would, when I would
and how I would.
It took many times for me to “get it”, and actually someone
had to sit me down and say. We know this
person is not going to be able to plan this the way you would. We know that it may not be as successful, but
their journey is so important, in fact it is more important than the outcome of
the event. That was a very difficult
thing to comprehend, and LET happen. It
was ok to ALLOW someone to “fail”?
Fail is such a tricky little four letter word. Failing in one persons eyes is a lifetime achievement
in another’s. It IS relative. I have learned that IT about journey. It is helping, NOT DOING for the other
person(s). It is co-creating space for
them to work, grow, learn AND FEEL SAFE to do their best AND be ok if it does
not have the desired outcome by the many.
Why is that ok? Because
at the end of the day, how will that person ever learn, grow or build self
confidence to move forward in life, work, worship, family, volunteer work, etc.
if no one ever takes a chance on them.
Someone did with me, in fact I have been given a few second
chances in life. Many I know have yet to
get their first break. I remind us all
that at some point in our lives someone took a chance on us, regardless if we
know it or knew it at the time. In your
life today is there someone you can help create that space for them to grow,
learn, feel safe to make that journey?
You can be the change you seek in this world. One step.
One day. One person. One journey at a time.
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