“Always pass on what you have learned”
Moments before he dies in Return of the Jedi, Yoda says these words to his apprentice, Luke Skywalker.
“the whole purpose of life has been to pass on what was learned. There is no higher purpose”
Morgan Freeman’s character explaining what to do to Lucy in the movie of that name (see my post on this)
Be More You
The greatest single teaching from my own Yoda, Ed Percival, my greatest mentor in life.
I am often asked how I write a post every day. One answer is in a phrase I share often: “when you are clear on your WHY, the HOW is easy”. I write to share learnings, to pass on what I have learned.
One more thought. If we choose to be Brave, Hungry, Open and Humble (the four traits of Open Leadership), we will always be curious to learn more. At the age of 56, I have a lot of knowledge to share, and at the same time, I am always hungry and insatiably curious to learn more. It is also a privilege to be in a position to both learn more every day and to share, to pass on what we have learned.
As an example, as I wrote about yesterday in “My context today is to listen“, yesterday I attended an inspiring and energising offsite for a charity. I listened deeply and intently to the group and learned a whole lot about life as a vision-impaired person. I was also asked to listen with a “business” ear and did (later on in the day) share some of my own thoughts, connecting the dots from what I had heard with what I have learned over my long career.
What can you learn today? What can you pass on to others?