If you surrender to the wind, you can ride it. - Toni Morrison
Driven personalities tend to obsess about having control. They believe they are making dozens of decisions every day which, in the aggregate, lead them in a specific direction on a chosen path. They believe they can create their own destiny.
I'm like this in some ways. All entrepreneurs are.
But Morrison's quote is a great reminder of the goodness that can come from occassional surrender. Sometimes letting the chips fall where they may and then acting appropriately is the best plan of action. Sometimes being humble about our ability to truly direct every aspect of our life is good; it means we can focus instead on reacting smartly to life's randomness. Life happens, we react.
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