In the article, he says:
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Someone who wants to be wise has the following traits:
- The desire to be real
- The courage to step into the unknown
- A refusal to be fooled by illusions
- The need to feel fulfilled
- The ability to go beyond material satisfactions
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Athena the Goddess of Wisdom & Beauty
He also went on to talk about people's misconception of the term, and how people think this descriptive word should only be used for the gray haired and elderly, who have experienced the world ten-fold. He goes on to say that wisdom is really just "mature awareness." Knowing oneself more than anything is how we get to a level of wisdom beyond what others anticipate for us, and perhaps what we even anticipate for ourselves.
In a time when I'm not sure exactly what will happen next for myself or career,
I am taking every leap forward into the unknown, in hopes for something bigger and better than me.
Courage? Call it whatever you like. I am choosing it because staying in the same place is not an option. Perhaps, the "wiser" version of myself is the ultimate goal. I see the bigger picture and it is full steam ahead until I get there.
I know this to be true: we are defined by our choices.
Our privilege to choose right from wrong and to help the lives of others, instead of hindering them, is a deliberate one. You can't half-ass it. You choose to live fully with a helpful, hopeful heart, do it, all of it, or not. In this time of cautious treading into new territories, I welcome this privilege and hope that those who support me most will hold me accountable for my goals and my choices.
I do not aim to please the likes of my superiors any more.
There is no one beneath me, nor above me.
It is up to me how I choose to treat people and how I will make my company, brand, and life different from here forward.
It's a new day. I choose to be wise.
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