Leaders shouldn't expect anyone else to do anything they haven't done themselves. They get dirt under their nails and mud on their boots.
Being humble means being aware of your connections with the dust of the earth. The soil is the source of everything we have. Remember your muddy beginnings, and you can accomplish anything.
For example as a boy, Sam Walton milked the family cow and sold the surplus milk to neighbors. And Bill Gates spent thousands of hours as a teenager programming computers at Washington University.
Do the work.
Lead from your gut.
Stay hugely humble.
Stay grounded.
Get mud on your boots.
And trust yourself.
(excerpt taken from It's Not About You, written by Bob Burg and John David Mann)
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