- Harry S. Truman
Last night, I was honored to have the OPPORTUNITY to view and listen to Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, David McCullough, speak about "Leadership and the History You Don't Know."
He mentioned the above quote and this started my little brain a-chuggin'. I PONDERED the idea that everything we experience has already been EXPERIENCED. That every new REVELATION is nothing more than a forgotten concept - reformed and represented in a new light. That we ARE destined to repeat the sins of our fathers, as we think in the same patterns and lack the KNOWLEDGE of their experience. Better yet… how do we ABSOLVE ourselves from this wicked pattern?
History. Know more history. Interesting concept. I am NOT a history buff. Honestly, next to English, it was the class I DESPISED most! Yet, now I see VALUE in understanding more about what has occurred prior to my being. Consider that "history" is nothing more than a record of past experiences by which you can BETTER your present situation through enhanced UNDERSTANDING. Big words… but seriously, it's just learning from what OTHERS have already been through. Let me give you a different insight…
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
What is a MENTOR? Someone that you lean on and learn from. How? Through guidance and counseling. What does that REALLY mean? It means – they GIVE you the secrets to their success by sharing past experiences with you! They ARE your real-life history teacher.
It is the history of THEIR success that you seek to mimic. It is the HISTORY of their past programs or processes that you seek to re-create and utilize on your own. You are seeking to LEVERAGE their historical experience for your personal excellence. Interesting…
As someone that HATED history so much in school… it is AMAZING how much I seek to LEVERAGE it now. Maybe I will become a history buff… it seems all the most successful people already are. Are you??
Cheers,
Zach
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