Living within earshot of Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, it is common to hear fighter jets roaring by overhead. What will you get better at doing this week? I’d love to hear your thoughts.
We can do that.ĭo it with excellence, because “good enough” only leads to shattered glass. Masterpieces are formed an hour at a time here and there. What is the one thing that you could get better at this week with a little focused practice?Ī lot has been made about the 10,000 hour rule. This week, focus on doing leadership well by getting better at just one thing. Leadership as art is not accomplished by the quick fix. It is learned through years of well-focused practice. There is an art to leadership that can’t be acquired in a book. He explained that the incorrect temperature or the wrong timing could shatter the glass.ĭeveloping our craft as leaders takes time. He was poetry in motion as he combined the right amount of air, timing and centrifugal force to create his masterpiece. He mentioned during the demonstration that he started glassblowing in 1968. He made it look easy, but it took him countless hours to perfect his craft. What was not simple was the amount of skill he used to accomplish his art. The glassblower formed a beautiful tumbler using a few simple elements: air, heat, a metal pipe, water, and molten glass. One of the highlights for me was watching a glassblowing demonstration. There were jousting demonstrations, comedy and danger shows and lots of opportunities for shopping. This past weekend, I got to attend my first Renaissance Festival ( ). “If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing well.” ~ English proverb
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