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it be? Would it be all the money you could imagine, or perhaps it would be unending power and control?
There was a Bible figure who actually faced this decision and came up with a very different answer than what you might expect. The story of Solomon begins with him already reigning as a king of a powerful nation. He seems to have a life that many of us see as a dream come true. But has a spiritual encounter where God offers him anything, holding nothing back —
all Solomon has to do is choose. What ultimate wish does Solomon pick? He chooses — wait for it — wisdom. What? Why in the world, if given the opportunity to have literally anything, would that be what Solomon picked?
As surprising as it might seem, I believe his decision was shaped by great leader- ship and it was driven by his humility. He understood that our power and position will never outpace our need to learn.
We can often view a move into manage- ment, executive leadership, ownership,
or becoming a team leader as a point of arrival, when the opposite is true. The transition to a new role must be seen as
a starting line for us to pursue a deeper level of knowledge and understanding
of our particular skill set and capacity. Those we are charged to lead deserve more from us than watching us rest on our current capabilities and prior accolades.
If you are not learning, if you are not growing, if you are not expanding your capacity, then you simply are not the leader you need to be and you are inhib- iting both yourself and those who follow you from realizing their full potential. Be humble, start learning.
Ask yourself: What are you actively learning today and how will you share that with those who are following your leadership?
COURAGE
Something had gone terribly wrong, this wasn’t supposed to happen, everything was going so well and now, all of a sudden, a more ominous darkness than ever imag- ined was poised to threaten not only her family but her entire nationality through systematic extermination. Esther had risen to fame, prominence, and the position of queen by becoming the wife of the most powerful man in the ancient world and she should have been living a life of luxury.
Instead, Esther found herself embroiled in a violent conspiracy with its eyes set on destroying everything she loved. Rather than recoil in terror, withdraw from the situation to focus on protecting herself,
or run from the challenge of those turned against her, she quite literally embraced the risk and boldly stood up, walked towards the danger, and gave voice to those who could not speak for themselves.
Esther’s legacy is an enduring example of the courageous leadership that is so often demanded when circumstances, powers, and authorities take a position of oppression against the most vulner- able of this world. This example is one that all those who step into the position of leading others must be willing to take, realizing that you will never regret risking yourself for the benefit of others.
We will probably never face obstacles quite so dramatic in the companies and organizations we serve, but no matter what we do, there will always be those who need us to rise up, step forward, and speak out on their behalf. This might be as simple as going to bat for your sales team when they need more support, designing a workspace that costs more but offers greater protection to your workers, or as an owner potentially paying yourself less when those on your staff need more.
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