Monday, March 19, 2012

Spectators and Participants

Most people are spectators on the banks of the river of life. They miss the point of life, by not being mindful, by not experiencing every moment. The participant dives into every moment, and experiences life in every cell of his being. Such a person cares about the company, the family, his work. His intimacy with the domain enables him to find pathways through the tangled thickets of the problem, which are invisible to the spectator.

To be a spectator is not to know the details of a plan. Chief executives who are not in touch with the grassroot level realities are bound to fail. Their mental distance from the problem ensures that they miss the key elements that decide the difference between success and failure.

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