Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Those who are supposed to do what I say are revolting. Rejoice. I have succeeded beyond my wildest dreams.

When I was 21, I was clueless at work. I had no idea what I was doing or was supposed to do when I walked in the building in the morning. These older folks were there. They knew what they were doing. They understood things that I didn’t know existed. Please, tell me what to do.

When I was 41, I was an expert. And that isn’t being arrogant. I had written several books and spoken at several conferences and I did know what I was doing.

Leaders had led me and taught me and—most importantly—taught me to learn constantly. They had pulled, pushed, twisted, and every-other-thing they could do to move me from the minion phase to the expert phase and … revolt.

Are your minions revolting? Congratulations. You’ve done your job and done it well.