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Today is January 3 and the Navigate the Chaos question is: How close to the sun will you fly? In Greek Mythology Icarus was the Son of Daedalus who dared to fly near the sun on wings of feathers and wax. The feathers came loose and Icarus plunged to his death. The cautionary tale is for people not to fly too high or risk failure. But is this the right approach all of the time? Roman philosopher Seneca noted “It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare not venture that they are difficult.” How often does the difficulty of a task prevent you from moving forward? How close to the sun will you fly?
By Michael Edmondson, Ph.D.Today is January 3 and the Navigate the Chaos question is: How close to the sun will you fly? In Greek Mythology Icarus was the Son of Daedalus who dared to fly near the sun on wings of feathers and wax. The feathers came loose and Icarus plunged to his death. The cautionary tale is for people not to fly too high or risk failure. But is this the right approach all of the time? Roman philosopher Seneca noted “It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare not venture that they are difficult.” How often does the difficulty of a task prevent you from moving forward? How close to the sun will you fly?