You do not have to push the rock up the hill. You are not Sisyphus, consigned to an eternity of pointless labor.
You will not convince the otherwise confirmed. Your cajoling will fall on deaf ears. If you feel otherwise you must be a martyr.
Do not labor in futility. Your self-righteousness is your least admirable quality.
Instead…instead! Start a small fire that attracts those who are sympathetic to your cause.
Demand of one another a rigorous testing of the clarity of your belief, the strength of your resolve. Then and only then, free of all shouted certainty and full of whispered humility must you share the better way.
Those who are ready will hear you.
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.
