We say to be open is a pleasant trait. Therefore, we all strive to be an open-minded person.
What is exactly being open-minded?
Being open is an altitude. It’s an altitude towards work and life. Being open provides you more opportunity to see things in many angles, with more possibilities and options. It also provides you more opportunities to connect with people, to get closer to the truth of a matter, to get more accuracy to do things.
Does open-minded mean you have to listen to others all the time? Most of the time? Or some of the time?
It really depends…
Being a leader, you may need to be more open in order to get fuller evaluation of a situation. Therefore, you will get better judgement and reduce the chance for potential risk. You can make decisions quickly for smaller things, but with open discussion and debate for bigger (fewer) decisions.
Jeff Bezos said “People who are right a lot listen a lot, and they change their mind a lot.”
He believes that if you do not change your mind frequently, you are going to be wrong a lot.
Therefore, being open means you need to be ready to change your minds, to face tough situations, to embrace the pain to grow stronger.
Being open-minded is not a show. It gets to be from the bottom of your heart. Only then, you can learn, grow, and get better for what you do.
Live truly for yourself with a growth-mind, ie, an open-mind.
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