Posted on May 10th, 2010
I have been traveling a lot lately and miss being home. As much as I love the work that I do, I find that business travel can be quite exhausting sometimes – probably because I don’t have my own bed to sleep in or my favorite chair to relax into at the end of the day.
I found my mind replaying the same message today. over and over again; “there’s no place like home…there’s no place like home…there’s no place like home…”
Remember that movie? Watching the Wizard of Oz was a tradition in my household as I was growing up.
That classic movie had such an impact on me.
- I grew up on a farm in a small town and it caused me to dream about adventures in faraway places.
- The desires of the characters to obtain a “heart”, “courage” and a “brain” are exactly the qualities that I most admire in others and when I’m most honoring of myself, they are the qualities that I admire in myself.
- The fear the the Wicked Witch was bigger than it needed to be – she was melted away with water! Sometimes I let my “fears” get the best of me and make them bigger than they need to be.
The most meaning message in the movie for me was the camaraderie and friendship of diverse individuals who came together on their journey to support each other to be the best they could be. And…the journey was not without conflict.
The lessons that I think individuals and teams can take from the story of the Wizard of Oz are:
- Everyone has their strengths and the team is stronger because of it.
- Face your fears and you’ll probably find that they are not as big as you are imagining them to be.
- Pursue your goals and don’t give up and you’ll find what you are looking for – sometimes in ways that you hadn’t imagined.
Respectfully yours,
Georgine
