Camels are a hardy species. They can walk for hundreds of miles in scorching 50 degree Celsius deserts. They can carry up to 900 pounds of weight on their backs. And they can go for days without drinking water.
But the most impressive thing is that they don’t ask for help. You’ll never hear a camel say “Hey, how about some help carrying this load, please?”
Sounds very similar of what we typically expect of our leaders. You’re expected to know it all. You can’t make a mistake in your planning. You can’t change direction. And worst of all, you can’t ask for help.
Let’s get one thing clear: that’s a myth.
There’s no physical law that says that you need to be infallible to lead. The sooner you let that idea die, the sooner you can actually lead the way.
For your tribe, the people that care about what you have to say, they want someone who can acknowledge his mistakes. Someone who stumbles along the way. Someone who may not have everything figured out. Someone who can ask for help.
Surprisingly asking for help makes you even more relatable to your tribe. There’s an innate feeling that this person is one of “us” by asking for help. We want to follow people who want to make a difference. and can be vulnerable in front of us.
So the next time that the world expects you to be a camel, become the type of leader that they truly want.
A human one.
A New Source Code 