The fundamental principle that the outside must be let in to affect change flows from the physical example of the liquid in a container. This goes for energy flow as well.
To become an effective human, we must allow the energy in the room to influence us. We cannot continue to generate energy from within. The flow state (where we automatically deliver our best performance) is not our default state. For all other times, we must get energy from somewhere – a good place to get such energy is from those around us. We are interdependent of each other.
The fundamental principle that the outside must be let in to affect change supports the idea that people must be humble to accept outside influence to be effective. To open ourselves to the influence of others, is to have the consideration to understand first, and then seek to be understood – Covey’s habit 5.
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