{"id":275,"date":"2018-10-02T11:58:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T18:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/fourwinds\/?p=275"},"modified":"2018-10-12T09:05:32","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T16:05:32","slug":"light-from-many-lamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/fourwinds\/2018\/10\/02\/light-from-many-lamps\/","title":{"rendered":"Light from Many Lamps – Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"

Without fail, the series of collected works in part one and two of Watson\u2019s (1951) Light from Many Lamps succeeds with blinding illumination mirroring divine truth upon one\u2019s heart as a means to bombard the ego and replace it with steps towards growing one\u2019s faith and experiencing the true reward from acts of outward service. I chose Wolfe\u2019s work titled, to find happiness we must seek for it in a focus outside ourselves<\/em> because it spoke of how through more regular self-assessment, I can effectively support others in their goals over my own, and second, the value of improved self-awareness.<\/p>\n

In reflection upon my career as a means of becoming a more happier and a more dynamically fluid leader, the leadership lesson revolves around developing a more transformational approach towards my team via \u201ctranscending my own self-interests for the sake of others\u201d (Northouse, 2016, p. 175). Oftentimes, I will lose objectivity when I forget to consider the goals and needs of those I lead because I am occupied with placing focus upon the organization’s goals, or my own. In response to his commentary that \u201cman\u2019s unhappiness is his own fault\u201d, Watson (1951) points out that it is because people\u2019s unhappiness is a result of looking too long inward versus outward (p. 12). The positive impact of this passage rests on the fact that if I shift more query upon others in terms of their own goals versus my own, that I will directly benefit in more ways than one.<\/p>\n

As a follow up to the first point, the author again reminds us to place focus upon others over ourselves as a means to amplify our own sense of peace and happiness. Since both self-awareness and humility act as a catalyst for one another, this interdependent relationship works to avoid the \u201cimmediate danger of being bored to death with the repetition of your own view and interests\u201d\u00a0(Wolfe, 1951, p. 13). Ultimately, the key to Wolfe\u2019s passage is to be continually aware, reflecting upon what false assurances may still manifest when exerting energy away from yourself gleaming greater personal joy in getting your hands dirty in the process of serving others.<\/p>\n

Matt<\/p>\n

Northouse, P. G. (2016). Leadership: theory and practice<\/em> (Seventh ed.). Los Angeles: Sage Publications.<\/p>\n

Wolfe, W. B. (1951). Happiness & The Enjoyment of Living. In L. E. Watson, Light from Many Lamps<\/em> (pp. 11-15). New York: Simon & Schuster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Without fail, the series of collected works in part one and two of Watson\u2019s (1951) Light from Many Lamps succeeds with blinding illumination mirroring divine truth upon one\u2019s heart as a means to bombard the ego and replace it with steps towards growing one\u2019s faith and experiencing the true reward from acts of outward service. … <\/p>\n

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