This summer, during the inaugural WINiT event, I was sitting with over 300 women and men and was asked the question, "Who wants to be a CEO?" Looking around the room, less than 20 hands were raised. I was surprised by the small number, but then it got me thinking.
There are people who want to escalate their careers, but not be CEO's, that makes sense and we all get that. What we don't often think about is the people who are simply happy.
They are the people who simply want to be the best person for the job they HAVE! They want to be able to face off another person for that role and show they are still the best person for the job. They don't aspire to climb the ladder and take on their boss for their next roll. They want to continue to grow and learn, but acknowledge that can be done in their current role. Now, some might think of that as "limiting" or "settling" but let's think about it, they are happy and who doesn't want people to be happy!
I have worked with, lead and mentored people like this in the past and I applaud their honesty, their work effort and their heart. They have found their place in the world and while not wanting to become stagnant, they also are happy with their achievements and where they are in life.
Outside of world peace, end to terminal illnesses and ending war, being happy is right up on there on everyone's wish list for the world. Let's applaud the people who are happy and still growing. In my quest for all the above, I keep going!
There are people who want to escalate their careers, but not be CEO's, that makes sense and we all get that. What we don't often think about is the people who are simply happy.
They are the people who simply want to be the best person for the job they HAVE! They want to be able to face off another person for that role and show they are still the best person for the job. They don't aspire to climb the ladder and take on their boss for their next roll. They want to continue to grow and learn, but acknowledge that can be done in their current role. Now, some might think of that as "limiting" or "settling" but let's think about it, they are happy and who doesn't want people to be happy!
I have worked with, lead and mentored people like this in the past and I applaud their honesty, their work effort and their heart. They have found their place in the world and while not wanting to become stagnant, they also are happy with their achievements and where they are in life.
Outside of world peace, end to terminal illnesses and ending war, being happy is right up on there on everyone's wish list for the world. Let's applaud the people who are happy and still growing. In my quest for all the above, I keep going!
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