Mind Over Matter

<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaJzMlYM7Xx3UL5WnvdAk-bIHfsZ2HuWX684YxOTxrD26XDuGLFGQX0jOmQTy3c1hlboJAVtFeNfSj49FQKKL2quiLvevsOZSxUrumpvn5ntYKJ0x5SNw4vJC37BXGz0xXqnIVjRKzYd_w8oh3L5MZJF4vjBTGsj-3fcfo9Y7-r9sVb4fbBYblxAw/s4000/Winslow%20Homer%20-%20The%20Gulf%20Stream.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2468" data-original-width="4000" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaJzMlYM7Xx3UL5WnvdAk-bIHfsZ2HuWX684YxOTxrD26XDuGLFGQX0jOmQTy3c1hlboJAVtFeNfSj49FQKKL2quiLvevsOZSxUrumpvn5ntYKJ0x5SNw4vJC37BXGz0xXqnIVjRKzYd_w8oh3L5MZJF4vjBTGsj-3fcfo9Y7-r9sVb4fbBYblxAw/w640-h394/Winslow%20Homer%20-%20The%20Gulf%20Stream.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Gulf Stream</i> by Winslow Homer, 1899 (<a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11122" target="_blank">The Met</a> - public domain)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><p></p><div class="preformatted-block" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><pre class="text"></pre></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>“The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts. ”</em></strong></div><em><div style="text-align: right;"><em>— Charles Darwin, 1871</em></div></em><p></p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><p>Last week, I explored the need to — how to put this politely? — <a href="https://www.scottmonty.com/2022/05/just-shut-your-big-mouth.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">keep your yapper shut</a>.</p><p>If, at times, we’re better served by remaining silent, then what happens when we’re forced to be alone with our thoughts?</p><p>We seem to be always running to one thing or another; in some cases, running from ourselves. <a href="https://www.timelesstimely.com/p/solitude-and-reflection?s=w" target="_blank">Solitude and reflection</a> afford us the opportunity to use such moments to forge a deeper understanding our ourselves.</p><div class="embedded-post-wrap" data-attrs="{"id":33635395,"url":"https://www.timelesstimely.com/p/solitude-and-reflection","publication_id":28922,"publication_name":"Timeless & Timely","publication_logo_url":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7deb20a8-9f39-4415-baef-1f74ae71d101_1280x1280.png","title":"Solitude and Reflection","truncated_body_text":"“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. 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","profile_set_up_at":"2021-04-25T06:21:53.329Z","publicationUsers":[{"id":1595,"user_id":429,"publication_id":28922,"role":"admin","public":true,"is_primary":true,"publication":{"id":28922,"name":"Timeless & Timely","subdomain":"scottmonty","custom_domain":"www.timelesstimely.com","custom_domain_optional":false,"hero_text":"Lessons on leadership from history and literature, applied to the issues and challenges of the present.","logo_url":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7deb20a8-9f39-4415-baef-1f74ae71d101_1280x1280.png","author_id":429,"theme_var_background_pop":"#2879af","created_at":"2020-02-02T20:45:53.185Z","rss_website_url":null,"email_from_name":"Scott Monty","copyright":"Scott Monty Strategies","founding_plan_name":"Timeless Supporter","community_enabled":true,"invite_only":false}},{"id":732360,"user_id":429,"publication_id":794721,"role":"admin","public":true,"is_primary":false,"publication":{"id":794721,"name":"Trifles","subdomain":"trifles","custom_domain":null,"custom_domain_optional":false,"hero_text":"You know the plots, but what about the minutiae? A weekly podcast about the details in the Sherlock Holmes stories.","logo_url":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d6e09972-5593-495b-b134-c4260c15f027_1280x1280.png","author_id":429,"theme_var_background_pop":"#E8B500","created_at":"2022-03-10T19:11:28.387Z","rss_website_url":null,"email_from_name":"Scott & Burt from Trifles","copyright":"IHOSE Media, LLC","founding_plan_name":"Founding Member","community_enabled":true,"invite_only":false}},{"id":733864,"user_id":429,"publication_id":796167,"role":"admin","public":true,"is_primary":false,"publication":{"id":796167,"name":"I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere","subdomain":"ihearofsherlock","custom_domain":null,"custom_domain_optional":false,"hero_text":"At the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and popular culture. Bonus content from our Fresh Air-like interviews with Sherlockians.","logo_url":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/56753f16-a7e7-476c-b864-8cb95835b477_1024x1024.png","author_id":429,"theme_var_background_pop":"#FF81CD","created_at":"2022-03-11T14:47:41.358Z","rss_website_url":null,"email_from_name":"I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere","copyright":"Scott Monty","founding_plan_name":"Founding Member","community_enabled":true,"invite_only":false}}],"twitter_screen_name":"ScottMonty","is_guest":false}],"utm_campaign":null}">In such moments, we have the gift of being able to spend what Vincent Starrett called  “<strong><em>the romantic chamber of the heart, the nostalgic country of the mind.</em></strong>”</div><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><p>The human mind is a marvelous entity; among the class <em>Mammalia</em> of the kingdom <em>Animalia</em>, we are the only species that consciously understands its past and dreads the future, knowing that it portends our death.</p><p>This consciousness is a gift and a curse, as the knowledge of what has already happened informs what may happen next.</p><p>And yet, ironically, we spend our lives repeating the mistakes of our forebears, even with the knowledge of their struggles. Because we are consistent in the behaviors driven by our subconscious.</p><p>It’s all there for us to see.</p><p><br /></p><p>St. Augustine acknowledged the difficulty of uncovering some of that buried treasure in his <em>Confessions</em>:</p><blockquote><p><strong><em>“The power of the memory is prodigious, my God. It is a vast, immeasurable sanctuary. Who can plumb its depths? And yet it is a faculty of my soul. Although it is part of my nature, I cannot understand all that I am…I am lost in wonder when I consider this problem. It bewilders me.”</em></strong></p></blockquote><p>In other words, when we recognize the truth that we don’t know what we don’t know, it is simultaneously liberating and frustrating. Such is the curse of self-awareness, part of the makeup of an emotionally-intelligent leader.</p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><p>Acknowledging that we’re not know-it-alls is one of the skills that sets good leaders apart. We can’t be experts in everything; we hire people with skills and knowledge we don’t possess.</p><p><br /></p><hr /><p style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></p><blockquote><strong><em><br />“To consult the record in books both ancient and modern is to come across every vice, virtue, motive, behavior, obsession, joy, and sorrow to be met with on the roads across the frontiers of the millennia.”</em></strong></blockquote><p></p><p style="text-align: right;"><em>— Lewis H. Lapham, 2018<br /><br /></em></p><hr /><p><br /></p><p>Leadership is not a destination; it is an odyssey, meant to be undertaken with a crew and a vision for the long term.</p><p>As we continue to divine where and how to apply what we know, exploring the tapestry of our past and the labyrinth of our minds, it should be a great comfort to know we’re not alone on our journey.</p><p>We have the gifts of companions, colleagues, and consciousness.</p><p>The mind is what allows us to unwrap those gifts and make use of them.</p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><p>Thanks, and I’ll see you on the internet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDn1UZ0UgW3HboiuuQnaXWVIYUl8J15J9l7afuPRQxDV8kPcYF95bpi55lTV70KJP2KirqRcbdixbEBoigg_aJTJq1weaVUUcmk1x42sUHVqO6WwDGgCWdKKh0bEGCqUJZoX07Ye0HXli_QpcsPQI1fnRmYLRonxeIG-4FMoa5V4MQK_xG5QeX6oKG/s800/Sig-Scott-Substack-Transparent.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="141" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDn1UZ0UgW3HboiuuQnaXWVIYUl8J15J9l7afuPRQxDV8kPcYF95bpi55lTV70KJP2KirqRcbdixbEBoigg_aJTJq1weaVUUcmk1x42sUHVqO6WwDGgCWdKKh0bEGCqUJZoX07Ye0HXli_QpcsPQI1fnRmYLRonxeIG-4FMoa5V4MQK_xG5QeX6oKG/s16000/Sig-Scott-Substack-Transparent.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>One More Thing</b><br /></h2><p>On the next episode of the <strong><em>Timeless Leadership</em></strong> podcast, I’m speaking with Benjamin Dreyer, author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3Gl2dA0" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><strong><em>Dreyer’s English</em></strong></a>. 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Mind Over Matter

The Gulf Stream by Winslow Homer, 1899 ( The Met - public domain)   “The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that...

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Just Shut. Your Big. Mouth.

<div class="preformatted-block" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"></pre></div><p><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSwqqCitsXuom5s1GAcw2UXVEdSvqB0t9u5B3RSc6EyO49RrD8ODH_v9_dEFygPRPuwzadXioZkIUC_eWt5BB-1yXvedFv0Mk6uUPTLiqlQaD9_4w-IrqLrTot0i7B4_xxXpi7g9L5bs8w9fia5JN_ffKvpVUHMES4dkfPqQHrsn7pw5gn7hfnqt2/s1204/Tom%20Merry%20-%20The%20Traveling%20Quack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1204" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSwqqCitsXuom5s1GAcw2UXVEdSvqB0t9u5B3RSc6EyO49RrD8ODH_v9_dEFygPRPuwzadXioZkIUC_eWt5BB-1yXvedFv0Mk6uUPTLiqlQaD9_4w-IrqLrTot0i7B4_xxXpi7g9L5bs8w9fia5JN_ffKvpVUHMES4dkfPqQHrsn7pw5gn7hfnqt2/w640-h424/Tom%20Merry%20-%20The%20Traveling%20Quack.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: white; color: #767676; font-family: sans-serif;"><a href="https://wellcomecollection.org/works/e47uvan6" rel="" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">The Travelling Quack</a></em><span style="background-color: white; color: #767676; font-family: sans-serif;"> (detail), by Tom Merry, 1889 (Wellcome Collection - </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif;">CC BY 4.0</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #767676; font-family: sans-serif;">)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><em><br /></em></strong></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><em><b>“I will begin to speak when I have that to say which had not better be unsaid.” </b></em></div><em><div style="text-align: right;">— <em>Cato the Younger</em></div></em><p></p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><p>You don’t have to have something to say constantly.</p><p>You don’t always need to be on.</p><p>Sometimes, the people around you simply might not want to hear from you.</p><p>And other times, the power of silence can convey something even more powerful.</p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><p>Raising kids to have a healthy sense of self-confidence and autonomy means giving them a chance to speak their minds.</p><p>But when they get mouthy or have some wisecrack at every turn, it’s distracting and disrespectful.</p><p>Not unlike public personalities who seem to thrive on the combination of chaos and attention-seeking that result in more drama for the rest of us.</p><p>It’s distracting. And frankly, in certain business arrangements, it can <a href="https://twitter.com/DataDrivenMD/status/1526283670243270656" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">derail entire deal structures</a>. There’s a reason for lockups and quiet periods.</p><p>And it takes a certain level of maturity to apply restraint and self-control.</p><h4>Compare this from Twitter’s current CEO: </h4><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVzuAtZGkIFCwjPRmRH3flpUCDESskY9nH7tsnQXm23iE43WHqySxbXyjnqmENfBDFAYFiZuiIk6eilZ5wRcC6lVpqcTNE9e7Rt__cSAgQR39XayS2sDDcGSHwWv3BMxX_Ct_STUnV7OJeLQWHghx16Wpdx7Y4suwRuc7j-f0oCFYuTnzMyQ9KjaQu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="855" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVzuAtZGkIFCwjPRmRH3flpUCDESskY9nH7tsnQXm23iE43WHqySxbXyjnqmENfBDFAYFiZuiIk6eilZ5wRcC6lVpqcTNE9e7Rt__cSAgQR39XayS2sDDcGSHwWv3BMxX_Ct_STUnV7OJeLQWHghx16Wpdx7Y4suwRuc7j-f0oCFYuTnzMyQ9KjaQu=w640-h284" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h4 data-pm-slice="1 1 []">To this, from Chaos Manchild: </h4><div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1526246899606601730","full_text":"<span class=\"tweet-fake-link\">@paraga</span> 💩","username":"elonmusk","name":"Elon Musk","date":"Mon May 16 17:03:11 +0000 2022","photos":[],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":3668,"like_count":28796,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null}"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0fB_7XqCNe3Ttn7u9THKp8cXJWSdzzzXKIJbALmhAEVBno1y6IZ5s4hLQs5-fwVEP_Q9Aa9Ajf59EmqgIsOfyqjefFGveO79Z84ve528AGfDAb_3L8kNGQJzUc2AB_PaAv-MoEiQJM-mTZl_UUeOoTdo-J3XghqzvP8SK48Q9RjQcMNVlM8QfT-It" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="851" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0fB_7XqCNe3Ttn7u9THKp8cXJWSdzzzXKIJbALmhAEVBno1y6IZ5s4hLQs5-fwVEP_Q9Aa9Ajf59EmqgIsOfyqjefFGveO79Z84ve528AGfDAb_3L8kNGQJzUc2AB_PaAv-MoEiQJM-mTZl_UUeOoTdo-J3XghqzvP8SK48Q9RjQcMNVlM8QfT-It=w640-h208" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1526246899606601730","full_text":"<span class=\"tweet-fake-link\">@paraga</span> 💩","username":"elonmusk","name":"Elon Musk","date":"Mon May 16 17:03:11 +0000 2022","photos":[],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":3668,"like_count":28796,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null}"><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">From a content perspective, we hear that we need to post X number of times a day on Instagram, or keep up a certain cadence on Facebook. Snapchat creates the ultimate incentive for this behavior with Snapstreaks.</p><p>Why are we trying to convince each other that more is better? </p><p>We’re trying to make up for the crowded newsfeeds by shouting our way to relevancy, which seems to be the only alternative to using paid media to be seen, now that organic reach is nearly gone.</p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><p>Imagine if you decided to say something <strong>only when it was worth saying something</strong>, rather than constantly caving in to the pressure to make your presence known. </p><p>That pressure is creating burnout for producers and consumers of content alike.</p><p><br /></p><hr /><blockquote><p><strong><em><br />“It isn’t only famous movie stars who want to be alone. Whenever I hear someone speak of privacy, I find myself thinking once again how real and deep the need for such times is for human beings…at all ages.”</em></strong>  </p></blockquote><p style="text-align: right;">— Fred Rogers, <a href="https://amzn.to/325lIHe" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><em>The World According to Mister Rogers</em></a></p><hr /><p><br /></p><p>More isn’t better. Sometimes more is just more.</p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Imagine how your team would pay more attention if you didn’t have something to say about everything.</p><p>Imagine how much more you’d enjoy creating those communications if you were able to create them with more deliberation and regularity.</p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><p>You can create anticipation and interest by applying restraint and certainty.</p><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Thanks, and I’ll see you on the internet.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhctMWZLHEEVG76l7TuBzuWumMElWCFc2sGIQNXoTw1FxJzYa2w6p93vPc2Fb-4IdisaIGLykXbdXSSZdX5gC6Qnfe6xcXcgmrljaeO3W6Kz-jencluhFPdS_BE_dxn-2Aqe02qEwryWd8kGjO1avpGQqGoQ9hgBkqaL3qoPOmrjQ9ZTECKJSN1b85a" style="color: #007abe; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" data-original-height="141" data-original-width="800" height="112" original="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhctMWZLHEEVG76l7TuBzuWumMElWCFc2sGIQNXoTw1FxJzYa2w6p93vPc2Fb-4IdisaIGLykXbdXSSZdX5gC6Qnfe6xcXcgmrljaeO3W6Kz-jencluhFPdS_BE_dxn-2Aqe02qEwryWd8kGjO1avpGQqGoQ9hgBkqaL3qoPOmrjQ9ZTECKJSN1b85a=w640-h112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhctMWZLHEEVG76l7TuBzuWumMElWCFc2sGIQNXoTw1FxJzYa2w6p93vPc2Fb-4IdisaIGLykXbdXSSZdX5gC6Qnfe6xcXcgmrljaeO3W6Kz-jencluhFPdS_BE_dxn-2Aqe02qEwryWd8kGjO1avpGQqGoQ9hgBkqaL3qoPOmrjQ9ZTECKJSN1b85a=w640-h112" style="border: 0px solid rgb(211, 211, 211); display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 95%; padding: 4px; transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out 0s;" width="640" /></a></p><p><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></p><hr style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><h4 style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", serif, sans-serif; font-size: 18.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">👉 Premium Members receive a Saturday bonus newsletter from the Off the Clock, a quirky look at words and history. 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Leadership Lessons from Underdogs

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2A-hSTlnNiyIbLNogWdTrMoAQuCDFmBybdUdmdzEnlOCTv43Etti87sqwEoXBiVuIVLSoey5StpgGDwpkKU1wJS58RBWJ17-fX1x1HnDj0Wt0BUu7i7DTyX84aYhJ_fpJI0B6u9ND1NY4PEA2yyofwtHcstgSabd1f4Lo0SpRbntiPdpIptbkzQ4/s1536/Joseph%20Mallord%20William%20Turner%20-%20Snow%20Storm%20Hannibal%20and%20his%20Army%20Crossing%20the%20Alps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="942" data-original-width="1536" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2A-hSTlnNiyIbLNogWdTrMoAQuCDFmBybdUdmdzEnlOCTv43Etti87sqwEoXBiVuIVLSoey5StpgGDwpkKU1wJS58RBWJ17-fX1x1HnDj0Wt0BUu7i7DTyX84aYhJ_fpJI0B6u9ND1NY4PEA2yyofwtHcstgSabd1f4Lo0SpRbntiPdpIptbkzQ4/w640-h392/Joseph%20Mallord%20William%20Turner%20-%20Snow%20Storm%20Hannibal%20and%20his%20Army%20Crossing%20the%20Alps.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em style="font-size: small; text-align: left;">Snow Storm: Hannibal Crossing the Alps</em><span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;"> by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1812 (</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Storm:_Hannibal_and_his_Army_Crossing_the_Alps" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="font-size: small; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;"> - public domain)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><strong><em>“When a humble and much inferior combatant is matched against a celebrated and seemingly invincible athlete, the sympathy of the crowd is at once given to the inferior man.”</em></strong><em> — Polybius, 212 BC</em></p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><p>We all love an underdog.</p><p>There’s something about seeing an individual or an entity that is against the ropes, struggling to survive, and giving it their all to make a comeback.</p><p>In America, the notion is nearly baked into the recipe of our origins: the scrappy Minutemen and ragtag bands of troops with bare feet who served under George Washington were able to defeat the most powerful military force in the world.</p><p>Here are a handful of examples of underdogs, past and present.</p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><h2><strong>They Said It Couldn’t Be Done</strong></h2><p>In 216 BC, the Carthaginians and their allies, led by Hannibal (who had previously crossed the Alps with his army and elephants), seized control at Cannae. It was a strategic strike, as the grain depot there was a critical link in the Romans’ supply chain.</p><p>The Romans sent some 86,000 troops to meet with Hannibal’s force that was perhaps half that size. But the group assembled by Hannibal was of such a variety that there was no single method of fighting or of arms; the Romans were thrown into disarray.</p><p>The casualties on the Roman side were massive; estimates range from 50,000-60,000 killed, with another 4,000 taken prisoner. Only about 8,000 of Hannibal’s men were killed.</p><p>It was a stinging defeat for the Romans and is regarded as one of the greatest tactical feats in military history.</p><p>[No elephants were harmed in the making of this battle.]</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOdg4frcHEu-x4JeywV2MVqaPcMsnBlz4p0QOovgLDP5HauSGw32tXk2-wTIzVGX5HdaG-PozL_Z8AvFLm2ozeWoFKiZIFKSDDBWZiSoln9gRAjgGeUDW7eYJhIfP7_e581VfCX2SIhXB18sK5b9WmgKblE4ns9LqNrLxcrEsQyuKfjOwrpXKQa9D/s1067/John%20Trumbull%20-%20The%20Death%20of%20Paulus%20Aemilius%20at%20the%20Battle%20of%20Cannae.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="1067" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOdg4frcHEu-x4JeywV2MVqaPcMsnBlz4p0QOovgLDP5HauSGw32tXk2-wTIzVGX5HdaG-PozL_Z8AvFLm2ozeWoFKiZIFKSDDBWZiSoln9gRAjgGeUDW7eYJhIfP7_e581VfCX2SIhXB18sK5b9WmgKblE4ns9LqNrLxcrEsQyuKfjOwrpXKQa9D/w640-h444/John%20Trumbull%20-%20The%20Death%20of%20Paulus%20Aemilius%20at%20the%20Battle%20of%20Cannae.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em style="text-align: left;">The Death of Aemilius Paulus at the Battle of Cannae</em><span style="text-align: left;"> by John Trumbull, 1773 (</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cannae#/media/File:The_Death_of_Paulus_Aemilius_at_the_Battle_of_Cannae.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a><span style="text-align: left;">- public domain)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"></pre></div><h2><strong>Standing Up to Bullies</strong></h2><p>The war that Russia—a superpower—is waging against Ukraine is a perfect example. The world watched as Russian troops gathered and prepared for an attack on the country; it played out in slow motion and transparency (for those outside of Russia).</p><p>However, the fall of Kyiv, what most people assumed was a fait accompli, hasn’t happened, thanks to the pluck, grit, and fierceness of the Ukrainian people. Not to mention the courage, tenacity, and leadership of their president, Volodymyr Zelensky.</p><p>His communication is frequent and clear, and he has shown himself leading by example. He is out in the streets, he is welcoming world leaders, he is broadcasting from his office in Kyiv — not hiding in a bunker.</p><p>The entire world is rooting for this particular underdog.</p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><h2><strong>The Most Astounding Two Minutes</strong></h2><p>Even people who are not horse racing aficionados heard about what was probably the greatest Kentucky Derby of all time: Rich Strike, the longest shot (at 80-1 odds) winning the 148th running, after being in 15th place at the one-mile mark and surpassing the favorite by three-quarters of a length at the finish line.</p><p>It was a story that couldn’t have been written any better. <a href="https://youtu.be/wIYD42DV3Ro" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Watch the action</a> if you haven’t yet seen it (or watch it again, because it’s that captivating):</p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wIYD42DV3Ro" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><br /></p><p>But as with any moment of triumph or “overnight success,” there are lessons we can glean from how a winner got there.</p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><hr /><h2><strong>5 Lessons from Underdogs</strong></h2><p>The entire team behind Rich Strike didn’t go in to the Kentucky Derby expecting to win. At 80-1, they were the long shot. Those kinds of odds almost forced humility upon them.</p><p>But they knew they were given a gift and they didn’t want to squander it.</p><p>Rider Sonny Leon immediately saw an opportunity out of the gates. The other horses were sprinting at a suicidal pace, with the leads making the quarter-mile and half-mile times among the top three in Kentucky Derby history.</p><p>Leon knew that he needed to bide his time and coax Rich Strike into action when the time was right. They were in 17th place at the quarter-mile and 18th at the half.</p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><h3><strong>1. Leaders have a can-do spirit</strong></h3><p>After the race, Leon said, “People kept asking me if I was nervous to ride in my first Kentucky Derby. I said, ‘No, I wasn’t nervous. I was excited.’ I was on an 80-1 shot and nobody knew my horse — but I did. I didn’t know if we could win, but I had a good feeling with him.”</p><p>Bringing a sense of optimism, energy, and heliotropic leadership to your team can inspire everyone to want to win. It all starts with building relationships and trusting each other, and moving forward together.</p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><h3><strong>2. Leaders have patience</strong></h3><p>Leon didn’t ask Rich Strike to bolt out of the gate or to try to make up for his position after the first mile markers. He waited until the time was right and then asked the horse to go.</p><p>At the top of the stretch, Leon moved Rich Strike to the rail; but it wasn’t a sure thing. “I waited,” Leon said, “and the rail opened up.”</p><p>Leaders know that timing is everything, and a poorly timed announcement or launch can doom a product. When you have a feel for the market, the competitors, and your team, you can be more confident in a win.</p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><h3><strong>3. Leaders have courage</strong></h3><p>After riding the rail for a bit, Leon swung Rich Strike to the outside of Messier, then in third. That bit of confidence sent the horse soaring, as he came from behind to outflank Epicenter and Zandon at the finish line.</p><p>At those moments when everything is on the line, we have a decision to make: play it safe or take a risk to attempt something we’ve never done. It will always be a judgment call, and it takes courage.</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The overhead view makes Rich Strike's comeback for the upset <a href="https://twitter.com/KentuckyDerby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KentuckyDerby</a> win look even more incredible. 😮 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KyDerby?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KyDerby</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ChurchillDowns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChurchillDowns</a> <a href="https://t.co/iDfkGVZS0O">pic.twitter.com/iDfkGVZS0O</a></p>— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSports/status/1523104042427334660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><hr /><p><strong><em><br /></em></strong></p><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><strong><em>“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.”</em></strong></em></strong></div><em><div style="text-align: right;"><em>— Mark Twain, 1894</em></div><br /></em><p></p><hr /><br /><br /><h3><strong>4. Leaders learn from each other</strong></h3><p>Rich Strike’s trainer Eric Reed said of Leon: “He helped me train this horse. This rider has ridden him all along. [Rich Strike] learned the process and [Leon] taught him how to ride through horses and pass horses.”</p><p>A leader like Reed knows that even though he is the trainer, training is a collaborative effort. The trainer, the rider, and the horse all participate. Even someone as slight as the 110-pound rider could teach a large majestic horse how to navigate between other horses.</p><p>Every leader should listen to people on their team, regardless of their stature or title. They may be able to see things that are in your blind spot.</p><div class="preformatted-block"><label class="hide-text" contenteditable="false"></label><pre class="text"> </pre></div><h3><strong>5. Leaders savor the moment</strong></h3><p>After this win—the most significant in his career—reporters asked Sonny Leon how it might affect his future. He replied, “I want to enjoy this moment. We’ll see what happens tomorrow.”</p><p>Leaders know that planning for what’s next is essential, but they also know that, particularly after significant wins, it’s healthy to enjoy your successes and to enjoy the journey.</p><p>There will always be more to do, but taking the time to appreciate each other and the fruits of our labor is essential to team morale and our own mental health.</p><p><br /></p><hr /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Further <i>Timeless & Timely</i> Reading</strong></h2><h4 style="text-align: left;"></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://www.timelesstimely.com/p/bravery-duty-sacrifice?s=w">Courage</a></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://www.timelesstimely.com/p/patience?s=w">Patience</a></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://www.timelesstimely.com/p/humility?s=w">Humility</a></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://www.timelesstimely.com/p/collaboration?s=w">Working Together</a></li></ul></h4><hr /><p><br /></p><p>There is no guarantee that underdogs will always win. 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