Forum was visited by John Rusevlyan of the Florence Rotary Club. You can pick out a good speaker when the things they say stick to you like toilet paper sticking to the bottom of your shoes. Yes. I just compared John Rusevlyan to a dirty bathroom. What ya gonna do about it?
"Sometimes the problem is too close to your face for you to be able to see it," he said.
I've never heard anyone say that before, but I think it's a really good analogy that holds true. His point was that people need outside help--no one person can efficiently take on a challenge alone. That's why people in the church have accountability partners, that's why Simba has a Timon and Pumba, and that's why Steve Jobs had a Steve Wozniak--because we aren't designed to function independently.
Not to say that leadership is out the window. The world needs some brave souls to step up, maybe even single-handedly, for a cause they believe in. But leaders eventually need followers to make their cause worthwhile. John displayed this in his own life. He is also a realtor who started his business in the midst of a recession. That's a huge challenge, but he has persevered and become a successful business man for it.
I'll close with one other quote of his that stuck.
"If you're not growing, you're dying."
Don't be a watcher, be a do-er. That's all I've got.
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