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Putting Our Heroes In Context

Putting Our Heroes In Context

Omer Abdullah
Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Life, Personal Codes

Our heroes occupy a curious place in our psyche.

We marvel at their ingenuity and intelligence. We admire their persistence in the face of considerable odds and elevate their achievements to the strata of legends.

At the same time, we gloss over the other aspects of their lives and characters. We airbrush over their failings or fully ignore them. We assume their contributions represent the entirety of who they were/are.

"The Human Story Goes On"

"The Human Story Goes On"

Omer Abdullah
Aspirations, Careers, Entrepreneurship, Life, Personal Codes

This week, I’m sharing my favorite ideas from “A Million Miles In A Thousand Years”, an amazing book by Donald Miller. It’s a non-fiction book that speaks to how we should think of our lives as stories to be lived, making them more meaningful in terms of how we live it, and how we (and others) will remember ourselves as we grow older and when we eventually leave. This is Day 2.