Ever met someone that you couldn't tell them about anything new?
They already knew it... Those kinds of people are unfortunately
everywhere. (I use to make up stories just to throw off people like
that.) It's like a child... You tell them something and they respond,
"I know that..." Adults are worse. They've allowed years of dogmatism
and maturing egos to make them close-minded.
Proverbs
12:1 (a book for career students) says, "Whoever loves discipline loves
knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid." In other words,
"know-it-alls" are not intelligent people. They aren't smart at all.
When we refuse to allow good counsel to bend us, we will eventually
break by the demands of life. Here's the point: People who feel like
they "know-it-all" can get to certain places, but they don't stay there
long. Life is made up of too many evaluations and course corrections to
assume knowledge arrival! Those who choose to remain the same
potentially lose their influence and ultimately any intended impact.
The key to long term effectiveness is possessing a teachable spirit.
So, let's check our ego in at the door and actually stay a while!
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