The
axiom know thyself is by now a well-known and well-understood phrase. Yet it is one in which we return to
often. It was a red letter day for me
when I discovered the skill set for which I am amply suited to use.
One
of the freeing concepts in life is when we discover our areas of
strengths.
You
will never see me on a ballet stage.
And
I highly doubt you’ll ever see me playing professional basketball.
You
will occasionally catch me behind a set of drums, or singing and speaking on a
platform to a room full of interested individuals, and I surely hope that some
fine day that you and I will greet one another across a book-signing table for
the launching of one of my best sellers.
You
see, I have a firm grasp on who I am and what I am. My interests match my skills and all of that
flows together to give direction and destiny to my life.
And
you?
What
is your destiny? What is your
passion? Where is your north star
leading you?
It
all begins with knowing self.
This
story nicely sums up our thoughts for today.
One of my favorite books is The Winds of War by Herman Wouk. In this book, Mr. Wouk recounts a scene in
which General E. J. Tillet, military author and one of the Commanding Generals
for England during WWII, is speaking to the main character named Pug
Henry. Tillet is making an observation
about Hermann Goering.
He said:
“He’s wasted a whole bloody month bombing harbors and pottering about
after convoys. He’s only got till September
the fifteenth. His mission is mastery of
the air, not blockade. Define your
mission! Define your mission and stick
to it!”
Know
yourself.
Define
your mission!
P Michael Biggs
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