\u201cIn the Far East, there is a tree called the Chinese bamboo tree. This remarkable tree is different from most trees in that it doesn\u2019t grow in the usual fashion. While most trees grow steadily over a period of years, the Chinese bamboo tree doesn\u2019t break through the ground for the first four years. Then, in the fifth year, an amazing thing happens \u2013 the tree begins to grow at an astonishing rate. In fact, in a period of just five weeks, a Chinese bamboo tree can grow to a height of 90 feet. It\u2019s almost as if you can actually see the tree growing before your very eyes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Metaphorically, life\u2019s journey, personal and professional, is filled with giant Chinese bamboo trees \u2013 dreams, visions, ideas and plans. Years of unseen results are sometimes required for their roots to grow and shape their foundation. Daily watering is needed, those small steps that contribute to their growth with every precious drop making a small difference\u00a0\u00a0Over time, they become realized\u00a0\u00a0and blossom in their full magnificence.<\/p>\n Great leaders learn great lessons from this story: the importance of planting a dream, the necessity of doing those daily activities that contribute to its growth, a need for perseverance and fortitude in their pursuit as they go beyond their own fear and doubt, and the joy of a relentless passion and belief that they will one day realize their dream and vision. They never give up. May you remember the words that Miller tells us: \u201cYou have a bamboo tree inside of you just waiting to break through. So keep watering and believing and you too will be flying high before you know it.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n Have a beautiful day and a magnificent week!!!<\/p>\n Mike<\/p>\n To: The Great Leaders Who Have a Passion for Continuous Learning In\u00a0Don Miller\u2019s Trading Journal,\u00a0Miller\u00a0shares Eric Aronson\u2019s story,\u00a0Keep Watering Your Bamboo Tree. It tells of the giant Chinese Moso bamboo… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-three-minute-leadership"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2654"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2655,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654\/revisions\/2655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"MIKE\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/files\/2015\/09\/MIKE.jpg\")
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