Navigating With The Controller

“The first step toward knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.” — Musonius Rufus

This writing isCertified Human

The Obstacle

The Controller
Needs to make the decisions
It overlooks the important
For control.

The Controller forgets
To listen
To what is important
For others.

It ignores the signs
And information
To decide
What is best in the long run.

The Controller is used to
Doing things its own way.

It does not account for
The needs
And development of others.

The Controller costs time
By ignoring what is important.

It handles the immediate
The way it has always has
Without concern
For what’s important
In the end.

Projects
Relationships
Focus
Performance
All suffer. 

An enjoyable trip with others
Through life
Is nearly impossible.

The Gift And Opportunity

Bring others in
Take time
Consider the long view.

Navigate to the destination
Prioritizing
What is important.

See through the urgent
Focus time and energy
For the greatest return.

Delegate
Inspire others
Give responsibility.

At the end of our days
Look back
Know what we did
Was important.

The Practice Of Self-Mastery

• Feel the Controller grasping

• Ask what matters most 

• Invite input before deciding the direction

• Act with the destination in mind not just the next turn

CHEAT CODE: NOTICE THE CONTROLLER → PAUSE → INVITE INPUT → NAVIGATE THE LONG VIEW