Always be a beginner

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ALWAYS BE A BEGINNER

Never think you know everything.

Stay curious and open.

Be prepared to fail

and feel vulnerable.

Ask every question

that comes to your mind.

Try new things

and run experiments

about EVERYTHING!

Notice the joy

of nailing something

for the first time,

and the ego bruising follow up

of failing,

failing

and failing again.

Get back up.

Stick with it.

Keep going.

To stay a beginner

is to become a master.

#personalleadership #fullyhuman #humancentredleadership #consciousleadership #dothework #beginnersmind #growthmindset #leadershipdevelopment

Poem: by me!

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Kate Billing is renowned thinker, designer and facilitator in the New Zealand leadership space. With over 20 years experience, she is one of the Co-founders of Blacksmith, a leadership development practice specialising in the development of human-centred leaders and fully human organisations and a Certified B Corp.

She has also been the Co-founder of the NZ Conscious Capitalism movement, a Founding Angel of the Y for Youth Foundation and President of the K Road Business Association (one of the most diverse, edgy and creative business communities in NZ).