If you want to be a great leader,
you must learn to follow the Tao.
Stop trying to control.
Let go of fixed plans and concepts,
and the world will govern itself.
The more prohibitions you have,
the less virtuous people will be.
The more weapons you have,
the less secure people will be.
The more subsidies you have,
the less self-reliant people will be.
Therefore the Master says:
I let go of the law,
and people become honest.
I let go of economics,
and people become prosperous.
I let go of religion,
and people become serene.
I let go of all desire for the common good,
and the good becomes common as grass.
[For Personal Development]
- Laws create two things: dependency and law breakers.
- The world is in constant flux, trying to control what happens resists this law and inevitably leads to failure.
- Stop trying to control everything and allow the flow. Let go of interference, and the world will govern itself.
[For Coaching]
- Work with the client to help them find their own answers.
- Move with the client in the moment, let go of your agenda that seeks to control the outcome.
- Coaches are leaders, not managers. Management is about organizing and staffing. Leadership, however, is about aligning people.
