What is my special gift to the world?
We are so often told not to be proud, not to boast etc. that we reduce our own image of what we have to offer to the world. We down play our contributions so that we do not look too arrogant. Yes I am always reminded that humility means the be yourself, no more and no less. We have to acknowledge what our talents are and what makes us unique. In a world of 7.6 billion people uniqueness in any talent can be challenged. There seem to be always somebody better so we have to seek impecability and say in which gift to we give the best of what we are able to give. Even if our special gift is average in a broader context but special in terms of our own ability we need to strive towards impecability.
I have alwasy maintained that my biggest contribution is synergy. The ability to bring opposing views together or to find out how two seemingly unrelated topics have a connection. On a practical level it means that I am exceptionally good within meetings for example to strip the frivoulous from the essential and bring the discussion to a clear conjecture. Where other people get confused in a plethora of opinions I have an ability to sift out the key principles and often to reconcile even seemingly opposing viewpoints. It makes me a good peacemaker. With that ability my Stoicism gives me the equanimity required to remain consistent even when emotions flair up uncontrollably. Being able to integrate and unite things often pushes me into leadership positions where I can guide people into considering new viewpoints and challenge their own viewpoints. I do that with a measure of consistency and determination. My ability to persist, to remain passionate is often the factors that take my gift of synergy to a nest level. When the two combines then the outcome is momentum advancing continuious progressive innovation and transformation.
That is not just a summary of my gift but it also directs my mission in life. Momentum implies the ability to generate the thought, actions and support and slowly building it up until the process continuous without my assistance. Advancing means it is something that strives ever towards something better, making a better contribution. Progressive means a forward and expansive movement towards an ideal a dream and or a vision for what is possible. Innovation implies new thinking. I often contribute new ideas and passion into situations that offers a new way of thinking about things. Transformation means change. I drive change and make change happen. There is an old addage: “I do not create rumours but I am the roumour” that has a ring of truth to it.
My special gift is not just new ideas nor even inpiring ideas but the tenacity to generate the energy and collective will to realise those ideas.
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