≈ 1 min read · August 7, 2026
A battery may show full charge
And still lie idle on the shelf;
Stored power gains no worthy name
Until it spends itself.
Find work that draws your current forth,
That wakes you before alarms can ring;
The strongest effort comes from meaning,
Not from threats that managers bring.
A person knowing why they labour
Can bear the weight of any how;
The road grows firm beneath the feet
When purpose holds the compass now
From the collection: “A Modern Almanac of Leadership”
