Posted by Howe Q. Wallace on Monday, October 4th, 2021
“What matters most in the end, though, is this: your belief in your capacity to create positive change and the courage to take action.” – Tom Kelley
Reducing the above quote to two questions:
#1: Can you make a difference?
I believe in the concept of having “agency.” You develop agency by building upon existing skills and adding to them. You develop agency by attacking harder things on a regular basis and gaining competency from the learning. You develop agency by learning from experience which causes you to be wise.
#2: Will you make a difference?
If you have agency, it’s a crime to waste it. To make a difference you must be willing to step up. To keep your talents, skill, and wisdom hidden, when it has a chance to make a difference, deprives the team and the community. There may be uncertainty. You might doubt and have a little fear. But the willingness and courage to step over the edge will be rewarded with a meaningful life.
Strive to be able to step up. Have the courage to do so.
Since 2005, he has been sharing his thoughts on the organization, leadership, and communication in an online daily note to teammates called Daily with HQ.