There is a tale of two brothers, who both suffered
abuse from their father. While one
became a very successful businessman, the other one turned to drugs and
theft. But, irrespective of their lives’
different courses, both gave the same reason when asked about it: I became like this because of my father.
Ok, maybe the story is not veridical[1],
but its background is, since people influence each other continuously; that is
part of life. However, whatever someone
does, it comes from that person, not from others.
Leaders do not blame others for what happened to them because
they are able to rewrite their own life, by accepting others’ influences and by
being able to deal with them.
They will change other things people have taught them
and adapt that into their lives, but they will refuse other aspects that are
incompatible with the beautiful story they are writing.
[1] You can read here a true story, related
to this tale and the aspect of influence from people over people. https://ifstudies.org/blog/a-tale-of-two-brothers/
(Excerpt from the book 82
Reasons to be a Leader)
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