I love my old SWAT hat. It is broken in and comfortable. It has been through a lot with me and my literal blood, sweat, and tears have been shed with this on my head (some of each have probably graced it at one time or another). And it may not smell the best, but it’s one of my favorites… it’s comfortable.
But its time… just like there is a time for growth, time to renew, time to step up. The world doesn’t stop to make sure we are comfortable and happy. Neither should I. My job is to keep learning, growing, and pursuing excellence.
Though this hat may be heavily worn with dirt and sweat rings and not suitable for my daily meetings, I’ll still keep this hat for range days. Just because we need to embrace the new doesn’t mean we need to completely disregard and forget the old. We should learn from it and keep those lessons as experience to do better.
Remember, if you want to grow, you have to be willing to sacrifice and let go of the comfortable and embrace the unknown. In the ethos of all this, a hat is not a big deal – its really not about the hat. It’s the concept of letting go, relearning, and humbly moving forward into the unknown with strength and courage.
My challenge to myself and you. Become a leader who has the courage to step back, let go of the old “that’s how we have always done it” attitude, and embrace the uncomfortable unknown. Invest in looking at problems from others shoes and don’t let fear keep you from doing what is right every time!
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