I was in Palm Desert this weekend when a winter storm passed through the area. While it rained throughout the desert, it snowed in the mountains all around us. On Sunday morning, I awoke to a morning of unimaginable beauty - fresh air, rain drops on blooming desert flowers, blue skies and snow on the mountains. It felt like I could, with just one hand, touch each miracle of nature. The experience was so powerful; it made me keenly aware of the dramatic contrasts all around me. How is it that with just a few elements of nature coming together, that such polar weather conditions could exist side by side? In a desert where the weather remains above 100 degrees for months at a time – there is also the opportunity for snow to grace the landscape. The snow will melt quickly, but its benefits will nourish the desert flowers and strengthen their roots so that they may endure the heat.
This contrast in nature made me think of a similar dynamic with people who work together. Usually, like attracts like and people of shared style come together. Then one day, a person with a completely different and unique style and talent will join the business landscape. If as an owner or manager, you create the best environment for these disparate styles to come together, you help to create a magical setting for contrasts. People can defy all the rules; overlook all the reasons it shouldn’t work and just like the snow and the desert – create experiences that are more powerful than their individual styles could ever achieve.
I will forever remember Sunday morning – it was a life lesson and a gift. Reminds me that lessons are all around us when take the time to notice them.
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