I love the material we read in this class. There is always something that sticks out to me. This week the principle that stuck out to me was trusting others first. Not only do I believe that is an important skill to master in life, but I believe it can greatly help me once I start my own company. Whatever company I do end up starting up in the future (probably a consulting company), I want people to come to me because they feel like they can trust me. To make sure this happens, I need to learn how to trust others.
To be honest, I don’t always do this. I usually enter a situation with a little bit of skepticism. In general, I would say that I normally follow the “trust is earned” model. I’m not saying that is wrong, because maybe that works for some people. For me, I feel like I need to learn to trust people right away. Especially if that means that they will trust me in return.
Another thing that stuck out to me this week was the idea of constantly changing and learning. The way that HP became a leader in the technology market is by looking forward and adapting. My assumption is that if I follow this model, I will probably be uncomfortable quite a bit. It is so easy to become complacent. Which goes into the article about going from good to great. So many people settle for being good. Maybe that is all people want to accomplish in life, and that is fine. For those people that want to become great, one needs to be okay with being uncomfortable. Making changes is never easy. And it is almost never instant. It is a constant battle, and if I can have the motivation to keep going, I can become great. I just need to never settle for where I am, and remember that in order to become great I need to be teachable.
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