Renters and owners
No matter the setting - a building, a team, a business, a group of friends, an organization - there are renters and there are owners.
Renters are temporary. They like the flexibility that comes from their temporary state. They are looking at options - always. Getting a renter to buy or buy in is a challenge. Many buy in to very little; they may not buy in to themselves. Options. They are about options. The renter is ready with advice always; do what they say not what they do. They like distance between themselves and anything that resembles a piece of ground with a flag in it reading: "This is mine. I stand here for this."
Owners are permanent. They own. They are constant. They believe in themselves and it makes it more likely they will believe in other people, goals, missions. Owners show up. They come back. They speak their mind. They lead by example. They understand value comes from action. Owners improve, they invest, they build value.
Organizations, communities, friendships are built by owners. The world is made better by owners. We need to think and act like owners.
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