I’d been selected president after only six years of working life. I was afraid-afraid that I wouldn't' be accepted and afraid that would fail.
So I began acting the way I thought a boss should act. I straightened my tie and summons my staff. One after another they trooped into my office, and I issued firm instructions about what was to be done.
What I was going through was, no doubt, what most of us experience the first time we find yourself in the spotlight. I began behaving differently because I was acting out the role I believed I’d been given. I assumed that everyone expected me to be able to do everything better than they could and that I should make all decisions.
So I tried to live up to these expectations. People began hearing my voice more and more often. I had the solution to everyone’s problems -as if I instantly had acquired wisdom along with this presidency. I made countless decisions with very little knowledge.
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