“We need more of your level. We need to replicate you.”
The owner of the company told me that once.
It stuck with me.
Because that’s what leadership really is. Succession, legacy, and purpose.
Creating versions of you through others.
Mentoring, not just commanding tasks.
A wise man once said,
Great people make other people feel that they can be great too.
I’ve been blessed with people who believed in me when I was still rough around the edges.
They saw what I could be, not just who I was.
Now, it’s my turn.
But here’s the thing. We need to be selective.
Be wise in discerning who to spend your precious time and energy on.
Choose who to pass on your life’s work.
Not everyone deserves access to your playbook.
When the time comes and you finally find them, pray that they value the gift.
That they carry it forward.
But if they don’t? If they turn out ungrateful?
Move on from them.
Their loss, not yours.
Worry not.
Greatness given is never wasted.
It finds its way to those who are ready to build it further.