After a session with my manager earlier today I got to ask myself the very questions we had. We talked about an empty delivery box that was placed on a stool after being emptied its contents, he compared it to us but with me being his arsenal target. He asked me if I were an empty box, would I be repurposed or discarded after serving my purpose? Where would I be placed if be reused, in the open for people to see me or hidden? What size and type of box would I be? If found useful, would I be reusable or recycled. It made me think different of my behavior, growth and purpose.
We later took a turn to his other point in connection to that talk. He also asked me how do I spot a businessperson over the rest? He told me more often than not, you'll fail to pinpoint with accuracy a businessperson. How do a businessperson look like, sound like and feel like when in your space? Asked me to work on self to know all the answers to his questions as it's important for my growth.
As a people we are and do different but success for purpose wants same of us, while growth on the other hand demanding many from us instead. His parting question; "How do you source the brilliance in you for the brilliance of others?" in that as a person in business you lead and be led. Our talk left me in a state of questioning my quality, direction and his thoughts of me. Clearly I am not doing fine. But then, where do I start after everything he said?
Trying to recall from the top when we met today what triggered it all, remembered it was about being trustworthy and reliable, that it's of no use if you can be trusted but not be there always when needed. That, one may not be trusted but be there always. And if running an ongoing concern like a business you need those you can rely on more than be trusted at times. Said he but wants both from me, someone trusted whom he can rely on for both our growths for the purpose of our working relationship. As such, an empty box should be same; be available, be strong enough for its load, serve its purpose for both its growth in importance to the user and for growth of its user from getting reliability out of its dependability.
In conclusion: a hungry man isn't always an angry man, but rather someone who deserves a chance at being heard. As an empty box will I be heard when choosing the contents I'd love to carry? To him, as my manager, is he the right box purposed to contain my growth? To me, am I the empty box he wanted or that which he's got no choice but just do with? Is my capacity bringing out brilliance in him? It put me in a space of uncertainty yet rooted in surety that he's there for me and hoping I be there for him too at most of times if not always.
On the businessperson question still got me doubting my accuracy. Truth is, with a lot of them it's a case of self betrayal of portrayal. It got me asking myself how does empty success feel like? It showed me that a lot of businesspersons are of the view that they are successful but in truest sense not. And with me, I may not look like a businessperson but I'll work hard to ensure that I make people experience my presence, and push for success no matter the circumstances 'cause I built myself this far to live in serve of my existent purpose, and grow myself for others...dp
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