Tag: Paradox

If we don’t change anything, nothing will change

jeff noel's linkedin profile recognition
most resumes, and social media profiles, are plain vanilla

 

If we don’t change anything, nothing will change. Wow. Profound. Is this true? Mostly.

And perhaps, insidiously tricky.

There’s a paradox here most of us are missing.

Suppose we don’t change, could this change influence others?

Refusing to change because of peer pressure, social norms, religious or political views could in fact, change everything.

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Four reasons why leading by example is rubbish

evening photo of Pacific Coast Highway heading north
most paths are laid out well, heavily traveled, and always lead to the same place

 

Four reasons why leading by example is rubbish:

  1. because most leaders are too afraid to take calculated risks
  2. because most leaders are really only in it for the money, status, power
  3. because an example isn’t always a good thing
  4. (the paradox of #3) because a great example is the only way to teach

In order to do #4, we must undo #1-3. Break the mold. Be bold in your dreams and methodical in your execution. Be prepared for your journey to take decades, if not a lifetime.

Okay, I get that no one wants to hear advice like that.

That’s part of being a leader though, isn’t it?

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Wish you were here, so we could talk

Disney World
we would have walked the streets of my hometown, at all hours of the day or night

 

Dear Dad, we both did the best we could with what we knew at the time.

This is a familiar story for many families.

What’s in front of me now is the paradox of trying to think a decade, two, or even three ahead while still living in the moment.

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PS. April 10, 2001 (it was Good Friday), seems like forever ago.

What if? I’ll never know. Most likely neither will you.

living with regret
my Dad, Jack Noel, always loved Disney World (my adulthood hometown)

 

What if?

I’ll never know.

Most likely neither will you.

My Dad passed away long before these questions surfaced.

Long before the desire, and courage, and determination – to question everything…

… and wonder… what if?

PS. Dad, I love you. Miss you. Wish you were here, so we could talk. And go camping. With your grandson.

Begs the question doesn’t it? Will situations like these change us?

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