“There is no organization large enough for even one human soul.”
{David Whyte}
If you are engaged in a conversation about your development – the arc of your life and where it is leading – you might be tempted to ask something like:
“What do I want to be when I grow up?”
This question is too small. Its narrow focus is on the external realities of position, role and title, none of which is large enough to contain a person.
A better, bigger question is this:
“How do I want to be when I grow up?”
This is an especially relevant development question since it gets to the quality of your internal reality.
I imagine that you will hold and play many roles in your life and I hope that each one represents a next step in the evolution of your learning.
What is far more satisfying to imagine, however, is that how you decide to live your life fills you with the pride of knowing that you made the strength of your humanity your most important goal.
DAVID BERRY is the author of “A More Daring Life: Finding Voice at the Crossroads of Change” and the founder of RULE13 Learning. He speaks and writes about the complexity of leading in a changing world.
