Yesterday I had one of those late night conversations with a couple of friends and the in passing statement about leadership came up. The context is irrelevant, but needless to say it kinda struck me even though nothing much about leadership was mentioned again. For the longest time, I kept thinking that there is no difference between a person who serves and a person who is in a position of leadership born out of service. The person of leadership is just a label, a title that gives the illusion of a higher power/calling/whatever but fundamentally, both look exactly the same. To be good at both, you need to serve well. It's just that one has a cubicle with no name on it while the other has a shiny office with an engraved plaque with your name on it. All very exterior.
But thanks to my unbeknownst friends of mine, it caused me to think twice on my misconception. The actions of the leader are, in my opinion, slightly different from the role of a servant. I'm not exactly sure how to put it down in words but their actions show and carry more weight, that their eventual act of service in leading carries more meaning, have the initiative. Ok, sounds a little wrong but for a lack of a better description that will have to do for now.
This of course has implications about my current situation. There are some things where I cannot sit there and expect things to happen. I need to step up to the plate. This is so not in my comfort zone but I think the time has come for me to just do it lest I will continue to ponder on the "What if...?"s. To show some kind of an attempt at leadership. If it in due time that a position of leadership does not work out for me, then fine. I learn better when I make one mistake, especially if it is a big one.
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I think it is also time for me to stop dodging questions.
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Is it just me or when some fairly close friends who just got together with someone or just got married that they'll start the whole pay it forward thing? That they try to pick your brains and try to set you up with someone or at least, in my terminology, start poking you? Why do they do that?
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Pardon the language, but when a friend was describing about how he used to think, he called himself a wanker. Which is funny because that is how I am thinking now, like him then. Strong words for me to change my thinking.
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There is still hope.
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Making Milo can be a very messy and slightly dangerous process. I may need a hazmat suit and lab goggles when I make Milo the next time.
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Last one, based on my analytics, I've concluded that there only 6 people who regularly read this blog. All of which I suspect they've bookmarked this on Google Reader or . And I think I know all of these readers. Maybe I should start putting it up on Facebo...nah, too boring for the regular masses.
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Hello, I'm too technologically illiterate (/lazy) for Google Reader or bookmarks. :)
I would think that using Google Reader makes one more lazy, no? Plus I kinda figured you might be the exception to the Google Reader rule here.