The real me...
No one can fool all of the people all of the time. Each of us, eventually, is recognized for exactly what we are - not what we try to appear to be.
John Maxwell
Why do I keep finding myself worrying about what others will think of me? Should I speak up and say what I think? What should I say? How should I dress? What should I do, for others to accept me as being 'one of them'?
We all, at times, try to decieve others into thinking we are the kind of person we think they will admire. We spend a lot of time doing what we feel is expected, or required of us by other people, and much less time finding out who we really are and who we are destined to be.
But according to John Maxwell, we will eventually be seen by others for who we really are. Eventually those bad traits and habits we try to hide will leak out for all to see. Eventually the secret thoughts and desires of our hearts will become obvious to others in our behaviour.
I think it's much more worthwhile to spend time examining myself and seeing how I can be a better person on the inside, and discovering the real me, and my destiny. Imagine how much more interesting the world would be if it were full of individuals?
posted by Rachel @ 6:11 pm
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4 Comments:
Right on! being yourself is very...freeing. Which John Maxwell book did you find that in?
The one you lent me! "Developing the leader within you". Nearly finished... you can have it back and read it yourself soon :)
LOL! that's funny i don't remember reading that bit. Got a highlight from the book?
i had 2 highlights. Firstly was the bit on priorities (the 80/20 rule: 20% of what you do gives you 80% of the return i.e. dont put heaps of effort into singing if you clearly can't)
The other was later in the book about what motivates people to join you in a team
Yeah, definately - I learned a lot from the section on priorities... especially the stuff about high urgency / high importance tasks versus low urgency / low importance tasks and everything in between, and how to prioritise them (if indeed I am the one who should be doing the task). The 80/20 rule revolutionised the way i think about priorities. A great book.
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