I once read an
article about valuing courage over security.
I was struck by this article that most people, time after time, placed
more value on security over just about everything in their lives. In today’s world, you can hardly pick up a
newspaper or watch and/or listen to a news show without the knowledge that we
are highly focused on security first, security over freedom and everything else.
Think about the
things in your life that you “put up with” because you at least have security
in it; marriage, job, government, your community, the list goes on and on about
how we sacrifice almost everything in the name of security.
I once lost a
job (got fired, ok, there I said it).
The truth is that after I got over the initial shock, I was actually
relieved. Why? Because I realized that I had spent the last
several years trying to improve my rut in that job rather than getting out of
the rut and finding something better.
Again why? Because of the
security of what I knew as opposed to the fear of what else was out there.
This taught me
a valuable lesson. Have the courage to
step out from the security of what you have and look for other opportunities.
This does not
only apply to your job but to everything in your life. Taking an even broader look at this issue of
courage over security, think about all the freedoms we are sacrificing in the
name of security. Not to get into a
political discussion here, this is mostly about the personal things you
control, but Benjamin Franklin once said; He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves
neither.
As the article
concluded; You must decide, once and for all, that it's more
important for you to have the courage to do what you must to succeed, rather
than to cling to the things that make you feel safe. What will you do?
David (Mac) McElhaney, Managing
Partner
Global Recruiters of Huntsville
Global Recruiters of Huntsville
102 Clinton Ave, West
Suite 201
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: 256-533-1444 Ext 201
Fax: 256-418-4485
Mobile: 407-341-4462
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