. And here’s where I mess it up.
I tend to lightly check the box on humility. Then, I give in to my biology or instinct and launch myself into building my next success when I should be
.
Descending? Yes, by excavating before building that next success. Why? To make as much room as possible to include others’ talents in reaching higher than I can by myself. How? Asking these questions point me in the right direction.
If we excavate our pride and vanity first, we make room for a deeper foundation of humility. The deeper we excavate, the deeper our foundation, the higher we can build.
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