Today’s core trait, or "Secondary Power", as it were, is to have a teachable spirit. In life and especially business its vital to continue to learn and grow every day. This is not just sitting idle and being willing to learn when lessons come your way, but active pursuit of growth and knowledge. As simple as this may seem, it actually pretty easy to become complacent, and or overconfident about the knowledge you already have.

For an example. I grew up in the relatively small town of South Lake Tahoe in California. As a teen and young adult, I could find my way anywhere, on any backstreet to avoid the crowds of tourists that would flood in during the tourists seasons. I felt rather confident in my ability to find any address. That was until I got a job delivering pizza. The second or third day in I got a delivery that I could not find. I was on the correct street that I knew well and went up and down the whole street and could not find it. I had to drive back to the restaurant and look at the map, and I still could not find it. I had to ask for help to find it. Turns out for some odd reason the street dead ends and skips a full block and then resumes on the other side. I had no idea it did that. The rather large slice of humble pie I ate that day reminded me that you cannot know everything. I then went out and purchased a GPS to use in my own home town. Something I never thought I would need.

For further reading you can check out my blog post on the subject, by clicking here. Required Secondary Powers: A Teachable Spirit

For my previous podcast click here. Required Secondary Powers: Determination

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