"Don't think only about your own
affairs, but be interested in others, too, and what they are doing."
There is a guy I know who knows something about everything. No, really,
he knows a little something about anything you mention. Sometimes it
comes off a little as a "know it all" but I see it more as an admirable
trait that he is curious and always learning. An executive was saying to
me recently that he is so caught up in what is going on at his job that
he feels like he has become myopic to other areas of his life and other
people. This happens to the best of us. We have all the intentions to
stay connected with others, to network outside of our jobs, to read,
travel, learn, etc. But, the days turn into months and the months turn
to a year and we wonder where the time went. What we realize is that we
haven't put our head up or done much beyond our own jobs in quite some
time. It doesn't have to be this way. We can all start today changing
this pattern by just showing some curiosity with those who work around
us. Just down the hall, right now, is someone who would love more than
anything to talk a little bit about what they are doing right now and
tell you what they have planned for the weekend. All you have to do is
ask.
Paul tells us that being curious and interested in others is a good
thing. In Philippians 2:4 we read; "Don't think only about your own
affairs, but be interested in others, too, and what they are doing."
Today, think about looking beyond what you have on your own plate and
send that email, make that phone call, walk down the hall and let your
curiosity show.
Reference: Philippians 2:4 (New Living Testament)
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