{"id":2298,"date":"2015-02-01T23:55:44","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T04:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/?p=2298"},"modified":"2015-02-01T23:55:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T04:55:44","slug":"three-minute-leadership-the-world-is-your-oyster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/2015\/02\/three-minute-leadership-the-world-is-your-oyster\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Minute Leadership: The World Is Your Oyster"},"content":{"rendered":"

To:\u00a0 The Great Leaders Who Have a Passion for Continuous Learning<\/p>\n

“Most men live lives of quiet desperation.”<\/em>\u00a0These words from\u00a0Henry Thoreau<\/a>\u2019s book\u00a0Walden<\/a><\/em>\u00a0are used as the introduction to\u00a0Philip Humbert<\/a>\u2019s article,\u00a0Can’t Life Be Better Than This? <\/em><\/p>\n

He cautions:\u00a0\u201cDon’t let that happen to you!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Every single day, we are faced with the choice of how we will live. We can worry about the news, or we can build the life we want. We can expend enormous energy on big, exciting problems “out there” (about which we can do little) or we can address the challenges of living the life we choose. It’s up to each of us how we use our time and talents, every day.<\/p>\n

Day by day, we can build memories with our children, or we can focus on tragedy. We can read the best books ever written, or we can watch more television. We can build our businesses and develop our skills, or we can fret about the economy. We can move and dance and make our own music, or we download more iTunes.<\/p>\n

Throughout history, most people have been hard pressed to do more than survive, but that is not us! We have the best education and richest resources in history! We can enjoy fine wine for a few dollars a glass. We can enjoy great music, or great conversation, or listen to the smartest people on earth, often in person, and anytime via recordings. The world is our oyster!<\/p>\n

Humbert tells great leaders: \u201cThis week, determine that you will live your own life, in your own way, to the very best of your ability. Be as eccentric and unique and joyful as you truly are! Do one new thing, or do at least one thing differently. Spend one hour exploring the highest and best that is in you.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Open your eyes to see new possibilities, new dreams that will fulfill you. The joy and purpose of your life is in your hands to mold, shape and live.\u00a0 Yours will not be a life of quiet desperation, but one of meaning, value, giving and being more than you ever dreamed you could be.\u00a0 And have fun doing it! Remember: The world is your oyster!<\/p>\n

Have a beautiful day and a magnificent week!!!<\/p>\n

Mike<\/p>\n

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