"Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu – I am because you are, You are because I am”
Zulu philosophy
Back to the concept of the ‘Ideal Self’ proposed by Boyatzis and the idea that we don’t know what we don’t yet know. So, if we are delusional what drives us forward? Boyatzis says hope is the key variable and that if we can’t know what we can’t see then our Visions for the ideal self need to be aspirational and based on Values. So what Values are key? What Values feed hope and create the energy to draw us toward an aspirational future vision?
Zulu’s say "Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu – I am because you are, You are because I am” – this is Ubuntu philosophy and speaks to the inter-connected nature of all people. Are we in this together? I think so – maybe Elon and others may escape to Mars but for the rest of us – surely we need an aspirational Vision underpinned by the notion and Value of connectedness and onene…
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