I have a 2 and a half hour drive home from work every day. This allows me plenty of time to think of some odd shit.
Yesterday on the way home my mind wonderd a little and I started to look at the difference between a leader and a follower.
So which one are you?
I see myself as both, and neither.
At work, I would prefer to just go in for 8 hopurs, do my job installing pipe, and come home. But it seems that every company I work for wants me to be in a leadership role. I dont mind it, I'm not at all scared of it. so I do it to the best of my ability.
At home I find myself in more of a following role. I have a headstrong wife and daughter, and trying to "lead" them is an excersice in futility. So I just go along for the ride. "what do you want for dinner?"
"I dont care, whatever you want."
"Where do you want to go on our road trip?"
"I dont care wherever you want to go."
Driving is another example. I like to be in front of the pack. I will slip into the passing lane on the highway and pretty much just stay there. I wouldnt say I have a lead foot, but I dont normally stick to the speed limit either. But if I'm cruising along at 70 - 75 mph and someone comes up behind me doing 80 or more, I'll let them by and then follow them. Let them get a few miles up and then step on it. Let thet guy get pulled over, I'll wave as I go by.
Ndever been much of a go to the party guy either, sometimes its fun, like going to some TOO outings. But I have also never been much of a throw the party guy either.
Always been kind of a loner, just doing my own thing. If it happens to be the kind of thing someone else I know is into doing, then so be it.
So how bout the rest of you? Would you prefer to lead or follow?
Yesterday on the way home my mind wonderd a little and I started to look at the difference between a leader and a follower.
So which one are you?
I see myself as both, and neither.
At work, I would prefer to just go in for 8 hopurs, do my job installing pipe, and come home. But it seems that every company I work for wants me to be in a leadership role. I dont mind it, I'm not at all scared of it. so I do it to the best of my ability.
At home I find myself in more of a following role. I have a headstrong wife and daughter, and trying to "lead" them is an excersice in futility. So I just go along for the ride. "what do you want for dinner?"
"I dont care, whatever you want."
"Where do you want to go on our road trip?"
"I dont care wherever you want to go."
Driving is another example. I like to be in front of the pack. I will slip into the passing lane on the highway and pretty much just stay there. I wouldnt say I have a lead foot, but I dont normally stick to the speed limit either. But if I'm cruising along at 70 - 75 mph and someone comes up behind me doing 80 or more, I'll let them by and then follow them. Let them get a few miles up and then step on it. Let thet guy get pulled over, I'll wave as I go by.
Ndever been much of a go to the party guy either, sometimes its fun, like going to some TOO outings. But I have also never been much of a throw the party guy either.
Always been kind of a loner, just doing my own thing. If it happens to be the kind of thing someone else I know is into doing, then so be it.
So how bout the rest of you? Would you prefer to lead or follow?