Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

It is a New Year (as we count time). New is something that has never been here before. New is everywhere, everyday.

A few years ago I was on a guided tour of some place unusual. I asked the tour guide what we would be seeing in the next section of the tour. His answer was, “Something you’ve never seen before.” Circumstances prevented a discussion, but…

In front of each of us at each turn of a corner or beat of a heart or blink of an eye is something we’ve never seen before. I have never experienced 9:17 AM on December 14, 2019 (the moment in the future while I type these words). Something new is coming. I predict poorly, so I await the surprise, the opportunity to learn.

Naive? Maybe. Fun? For me, yes.

If you manage work and lead persons, try to remember that they are always in new-ness. Allow them to learn; allow them to marvel.