The Universe is Knocking
by Nada NAYHI
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Beauty is everywhere
Just open your eyes
Let yourself be free
Look up and smile
what a stunning sky!
The Universe is knocking
Just open your heart
Embrace your magic
And let go of the past
Emotions change so fast
Sometimes life isn’t easy
Oh how many times!
I felt beaten down…
But I believe in wishes
And I rise from my ashes
It’s up to you to choose
Every game, win or lose
It is not because…
You’re weak or strong
You’re right or wrong
Just remember…
Life is like a song
Dance the dance
And do not live
In a single song
In Nada’s eloquent poem, she penned:
“The Universe is knocking
Just open your heart
Embrace your magic
And let go of the past”
What does this quote mean to you? More importantly, how does your interpretation of this quote, impact your leadership success?
If we go back to “square one”, we know we’ve been told how to act, what to say, what to do, etc. since the day we were born. These thousands of scripts, given to us by a wide range of people who have touched our lives, helps us build a framework so we can “operate” effectively in our lives. This leads to three key questions.
- Are the scripts you’re using as a leader, helping you lead a magical or mediocre professional and personal life?
- Are the scripts from your past helping or hurting you to grow as a professional and as a person?
- Are the scripts you’re using helping you to attract or repel people you would love to have in your life?
Embedded within each of these questions, are natural pitfalls of interpretations. In other words, the way we interpret the questions, not the questions themselves, may be the bigger challenge. The reason for this challenge is simple, yet complex. Simple; if we’re interpreting the questions from reasonably accurate, rewritten scripts. Complex, if we’re interpreting the questions from misaligned scripts that need to be rewritten in order for us to reach our leadership potential. We’ll delve into each question separately.
On #1: Are … lead a magical … ? From the poem, what is meant by “magical”? Our scripts used to define “magical” will vary from one leader to the next. Thus; one leader may believe their life, both professional and personal, is magical, while many who know this leader, will see them as mediocre. On the flip side, we all know leaders that appear to have it all and lead a magical professional and personal life, while these leaders may characterize their life, both professional and personal, as mediocre.
On #2: Are … helping or hurting … ? From the poem, the “past” is a fascinating topic. Some leaders are energized by their past, while others are paralyzed and still others emboldened. I’ve found the ability to convert the past (good, bad and ugly) into intelligent energy for future growth, to be difficult; yet, critical for success. Thus; it’s important to build an Infrastructure for Success around you, with the key ingredient being your Inner Circle. (The Inner Circle was discussed in a previous blog post.).
On #3: Are … attract or repel … ? Who is “knocking” on your door of opportunity? As discussed in previous blog posts, the Laws of Attraction always play out long-term (but not necessarily in the short or intermediate term). Further, if you don’t like who you’re attracting, change you. If you believe you need to change, to attract people you’d love to have in your life professionally or personally (or both), it’s possible the scripts you’ve been using need to be rewritten. These new scripts can then be used to improve your Decision Making Quality (DMQ) and Execution-Excellence (Ex-Ex).
It’s tough to objectively evaluate our scripts, since we’ve been using many of them throughout our lifetime. Further; if you’ve been successful, you may believe your scripts are excellent. Understanding that pursuing success at level 0.0 to roughly 8.0 (10.0 = the theoretically highest level of success) involves primarily linear growth. From 8.0 to 9.0 the growth curve transitions from linear to an exponential curve. Then, from 9.0 to 10.0, it transitions to an even steeper, exponential curve.
Who changes the world? I believe it’s almost exclusively the Top-7%. They are the only ones with the Talent Portfolios and social consciences needed to actually implement significant positive social impact. If you believe you’re one of these executives, we’d love to explore possible opportunities.
Get Making A Difference! ~ JR
