There are
people that feel compelled to always draw battle lines.
Constantly
testing relationships and the distance people will go for you is not the
healthiest way to live your life or build relationships. By continuing to
separate yourself from the world and challenging the depth of your
relationships, you will end up isolated and longer than arms length from the
ones you want attention and support from.
Don't be a
separator of things-be a unifier. Don't push or pull-attract. Be magnetic and
not polarizing. Be inclusive and not
exclusive. Be a flame.
Standing
with your arms folded, waiting for the world to see it your way and adapt to
you is a ridiculous waste of time. Pouting till the masses decide to join you
and wondering why you are all alone. These are the things my 4 year old does
and then stops doing once he sees the other kids having lots of fun doing
something else. He then rejoins the group.
Cut it out.
Find a better solution.
If you head
down this path and realize that nobody is following you, then your opinion and
belief is flawed or you've done a terrible job of convincing the crowd to
follow you.
Do you truly
want to be a leader? Reset.
Erase your
line in the sand and come up with a better plan. Unfold your arms and stop
pouting. Erase the passive-aggressive posts from Facebook and stop chumming for
likes. Admit temporary defeat and realize you may have to approach this from a
different angle. Holding others
accountable is a lot different than trying to force everyone to see and buy
into your passionate belief. Don't let your passion cloud your goal. Remember,
there are 1000 right ways to get there. Hell, even a few wrong ways will yield the
same results.
The world is
not designed to adapt to you or revolve around your feelings. Stop pouting and
stomping your feet. Stop drawing ridiculous lines in the sand and waiting for
everyone to give up and join you. It's always easier to get people to follow
you once you've joined in and built trust.
Even natural born leaders need to #tryharder and convince the group of
their abilities.
Or you can
just continue to fold your arms and frown while everyone else is having all the
fun. How's that working out for you?
#Tryharder.
