{"id":1158,"date":"2013-02-04T13:12:50","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T17:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/cld\/?p=1158"},"modified":"2013-02-04T13:13:02","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T17:13:02","slug":"three-minute-leadership-the-law-of-curiosity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/2013\/02\/three-minute-leadership-the-law-of-curiosity\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Minute Leadership: The Law of Curiosity"},"content":{"rendered":"
To:\u00a0 The Great leaders Who Have a Passion for Continuous Learning<\/span><\/div>\n
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In his book, \u201cThe 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth,\u201d John Maxwell shares his\u00a0Law of Curiosity<\/i>.\u00a0 He writes: \u201cCurious people possess a thirst for knowledge. They are interested in life, people, ideas, experiences, and events, and they live in a constant state of wanting to learn\u00a0 more. They continually ask\u00a0why<\/i>?\u201d This is a gift that great leaders nurture and grow. \u00a0It add luster and shine to their creativity, enabling them to imagine the unimaginable. He provides ten suggestions for developing a strong sense of curiosity.<\/span><\/div>\n
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1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Believe you can be curious<\/i>\u00a0–\u00a0 \u201cYou cannot be what you believe you aren\u2019t.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Have a beginner\u2019s mind-set<\/i>\u00a0–\u00a0 \u201c\u2026wondering why and asking a lot of questions.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Make\u00a0why<\/i>\u00a0your favorite word \u2013 \u201cNever forget, anyone who knows all the answers in not asking the right questions.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Spend time with other curious people \u2013 \u201c\u2026seek out other curious people\u201d – they serve as stimulants to you.<\/span><\/div>\n
5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Learn something new every day –\u00a0 \u201cBegin each day with a determination to learn something new, experience something different, or meet someone you don\u2019t already know.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Partake in the fruit of failure \u2013 \u201cPeople who grow and develop see failure as a sign of progress.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Stop looking for the right answer \u2013 \u201cSingle solution people are not putting themselves in the best situation to learn and grow.\u00a0 Why? Because this is always more than one solution to a problem.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Get over yourself \u2013 Don\u2019t be afraid of looking foolish. \u201cIf we never tried anything that might make us look ridiculous, we\u2019d still be in caves.\u201d Roger van Oech, author<\/span><\/div>\n
9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Get out of the box \u2013 Have an abundance mindset \u2013 \u201cThere ain\u2019t no rules around here! We\u2019re trying to accomplish something!\u201d Thomas Edison, inventor<\/span><\/div>\n
10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Enjoy your life \u2013 \u2018The race will go to the curious, the slightly mad, and those with an unsatiated passion for learning and daredeviltry.\u201d Tom Peters,\u00a0In Search of Excellence<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
Walt Disney said: “Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” This is the insatiable\u00a0 excitement and joy of life and the lives of great leaders \u2013 to find new opportunities, to see behind the mountain, imagine the unimaginable. Never stop asking\u00a0why<\/i>, for the answer to your question may be what could be.\u00a0 Remember the words of Plutarch, Greek historian and writer: \u201cThe mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.\u201d Let your fire burn brightly and change the world. Life is so very good.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Have a beautiful day and a magnificent week!!!<\/span><\/div>\n
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Mike<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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