5 rules

I’m a lousy “boss.”
Throughout my life, I’ve never read a single book on how to properly lead a team.
I haven’t attended a single seminar where I was taught how to handle big or small “oops” moments.
Numbers, math, and all those “does it pay off or not” calculations are completely not my strong suit.
I think if I were graded on my leadership knowledge, I’d get a fat “F.”

But here I am…
Sitting with a bouquet of peony roses, gifted by my team for “Boss’s Day,” and blooming.
And while blooming, I follow a few “good business” rules I’ve learned over more than a decade:

The first one was told to me many years ago by my teacher of calm—my Husband:

“Don’t close the door with your foot, because tomorrow you may have to open it yourself.”
I’ve had to verify the truth of that rule many times.
So when the time came, I handed over the boss’s chair to him with a completely calm heart.
The second one, instilled in me by my Father:

“There is no word ‘I can’t,’ there is the word ‘I must.’”
The third, which my Sister reminded me of again this morning:

“To receive, you must first give.”
The fourth, which I heard and filed in my mind from Anyta:

“When angry, count silently. Up to ten. If that doesn’t help, count to twenty. Saying it is easy. Taking back angry words is hard.”
The fifth—one I realized through long practice is absolutely true:

“Measure everything with your heart. And never treat anyone in a way you wouldn’t want them to treat you.”
That’s it.
I don’t know anything else about being a “boss.”
Thank you, my Life Teachers.
And thank you to my Team, who lets me constantly learn to be the better version of myself. Every single day.

V.