Standing on Their Shoulders

#Beingaleader means you stand on the shoulders of the generations of leaders who have come before you. Whether it’s your family lineage, faith ancestors, business leaders of the past or whomever was the cutting edge thinker in your industry, #Beingaleader means you need to take what you have learned from them and press into new areas.

There is no excuse for making the same mistakes as others. While we often do make the same mistakes there is no excuse for it for we have been warned, trained and been provided with examples. Your job is to read, listen, and receive mentorship from others to limit similar mistakes and push ahead in your thinking.

I tell my kids that they should be standing on the shoulders of their family history. They should not have to struggle with the same issues I did. They should learn from what has transpired and seek out new goals and push the envelope into new thinking and exploits.

This is the reason we write things down. Whether from the Bible for spiritual lessons or from textbooks or classrooms for specific tasks, we need to learn the lessons of the past. The old quote from Edmund Burke “those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it” comes into play here.

#Beingaleader is hard work and takes a lot of your time. As I’ve said before, it’s not for the faint of heart. Take up the challenge to learn from the past and push ahead “where no one has gone before.”