{"id":810,"date":"2015-11-26T03:46:44","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T03:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lindajohnsonleadership.com\/?p=810"},"modified":"2024-02-01T18:32:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T18:32:37","slug":"gratitude-humility-that-makes-you-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lindajohnsonleadership.org\/gratitude-humility-that-makes-you-great\/","title":{"rendered":"Gratitude – Humility that makes you Great"},"content":{"rendered":"

I received an unexpected blessing today when a young woman cashier at a bakery called me “mom” and said, “And you\u00a0are<\/em> mom because you paved the way for young (African-American) women like me. Thank<\/em> you.” I was blown away and humbled by her lovely sentiment, the graciousness and self-awareness she displayed and the simple, yet profound\u00a0gratitude<\/strong> she showed to a complete stranger.<\/p>\n

I am reminded of another young man (ok , young to\u00a0me) <\/em>who told me he got where he is because of the elderly folks on the job who showed him “where the sand traps were”; how to network before he even had a title, who to befriend and when to suck it up.<\/p>\n

Looking at political races and business mega-giants today you’d think true gratitude went out of style. Everyone claims to be “self-made”. \u00a0All I had to start with was the 10 million my daddy left me…. <\/em><\/p>\n

But I don’t believe you ever become truly great without it.<\/p>\n

Gratitude..<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Makes you humble<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    When you realize that you really\u00a0didn’t<\/em> just get there by your wits, but in part by the blood sweat and tears of those who came before you, it’s harder to have a swelled head and act with hubris. Were it not for the sweatshop laborers who died in the 1911\u00a0Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire<\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0\u00a0a tragedy which resulted in tougher occupational safety and labor laws; or suffragettes fighting for women’s right to vote; the Deaf students at Gallaudet University or Black Pullman porters suffering indignities so that everyone would have rights as workers and as human beings; or the first Italian American in Congress; or the first Asian immigrant to attend Yale; or the people who broke barriers in your organization long\u00a0before you<\/em> got your job, we’d all\u00a0<\/strong>have a tougher way to go.<\/p>\n

    2. Makes you teachable<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Thank God for the veteran at the job who told you that while it was fine to express your individuality through avant-garde personal fashion, to leave the zebra-striped leggings at home because no one on the Board will take you seriously. You realize that the person who pulls your coat to how your one-word answers come across as rude is only looking out for your future. It helps you see even the failures and \u00a0rascals in our lives as our\u00a0teachers<\/em><\/p>\n

    3. Makes you want to leave a legacy<\/strong><\/p>\n

    I want people to be grateful they crossed paths with\u00a0me<\/strong> one day because of something they learned or compassion I’ve shown or a door that I opened. This forces\u00a0me to be circumspect in how I conduct my business, the shadow I cast and the emotional wake<\/a> I leave behind.<\/p>\n

    Take a moment – regularly – and write down the people, circumstances and history that shaped you into the leader you are. And pay it forward.<\/p>\n

    Need help leading the way you were meant to?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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