Consider Your Mind Set
written by Sandy - November 14th, 2011 at 9:30 am
A message from Sandy. From the book, Winning With People, by John Maxwell he challenges us to consider our mind-set. For example, Thomas Jefferson observed, ”A candle loses nothing when it lights another candle.” That is the real nature of partnership. We are all aware that many people/teams do not think that way. They may believe that sharing means losing something. John Maxwell does not believe that is true.
Every person possesses one of two mind-sets: scarcity or abundance. People with a scarcity mind-set believe that there is only so much to go around, so you must scrape everything together you can and protect it at all costs. People with an abundance mind-set believe there is always enough to go around. If you have an idea–share it; you can always come up with another. If you have money, give some of it away, you can always make more.
He believes that in this area, you get from life what you expect. You can hoard what little you have and receive no more. Or you can give what you have, and you will be rewarded with abundance. Your attitude makes the difference. So if you partner with another person and give generously, one way or another, you will get back more than you gave.
Consider how your mind-set, of either scarcity or abundance, is impacting your leadership.
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