Recently, my friend Ron talked to me about a book he read some time ago that described 3 types of people behaviours: self-centered, team players, and leader/mentors.
As my friend talked, this picture popped into my mind:
And I thought...
Self-Centered: That's the way we all start out...little, selfish, & needy babies.
Then we learn there are other people and, as we grow, we learn how to get along with them.
We become Team Players: the more skilled we and our team-mates are at team play, the more success we experience.
When we experience a large-enough amount of success over a long-enough period of time we possess the ability to lead and mentor other less-experienced and less-skilled people.
Leader/Mentor: when we excel in this area we have reached a pinnacle...an achievement...an ability to help others lead.