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2009-10-10 15:24:53
"A person is a person through other persons. A person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole." Desmond Tutu
What does this mean? What is Ubuntu?
Desmond Tutu was referring to the fact that no person is an island. We all depend on other people for our success. It does not matter whether you are Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Jerome Iginla, Billy Graham or the clerk at 7-11. Everyone of us depends on others in many ways. There is one major difference however between most people and someone like Tiger Woods….and I'm not referring to his golf swing or his money. The major difference is that Tiger Woods has allowed himself to be much more dependant on others than most other people.
That’s right! Tiger Woods knew that in order for him to reach his full potential he was going to have to bring people into his life that could help him get better at what he does best….play golf. Tiger Woods has been coached and trained by the best coaches and trainers in the world….and he continues to be coached and trained daily.
So why does he do this when he is already the best golfer in the world? Because he knows that he has even more potential and with proper training he can get even better. He is dependant on these coaches to help him get better and together they are better. He is a person with Ubuntu.
So if Tiger will hire a coach to get better, why won't we do the same? Think about the potential that you are wasting because you aren't concentrating on your areas of strength.
Now the other thing that Tiger does is bring people with him that have strengths where he has weaknesses. Tiger does not do all the administration and planning associated with his golf tours, tournaments and travels. He brings people with him that are responsible for these activities. Together they are a complete team that allows him to concentrate on his strengths. Without them he would be lacking. In supporting him in his areas of weakness, they do not make him weaker, they make him stronger….they are a complete team. He is a person through other people. A person with Ubuntu.
This needs to be our goal in life. Bring people around you that can help you in your areas of weakness and coaches and trainers that can make you better in your areas of strength. Be a person through other persons….be a person with Ubuntu.
Live in your Strength Zone!
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