What Power Comes From the Same Source as Your Wounds?

Aristotle says that virtue is the golden mean between two vices. Yet it’s also possible that the same qualities that are virtuous in one setting are are vicious in another (and vice versa).

Are you: Alert or neurotic? Perceptive or aloof? Courageous or brash? Self-confidant or arrogant? Assertive or controlling? Kind or co-dependent? Honest or mean? Astute or judgmental? Measured or overly-cautious? The answer depends, in part, on framing.

When you think about your formation what challenging experiences and character traits have you found to be a source of strength (or in business-speak, “competitive advantage”)?

Adrienne Rich writes about Marie Curie, “She died a famous woman denying…her wounds came from the same source as her power.”

Flip Rich and you get today’s question: “What power comes from the same source as your wounds?”