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Humbleness
Submitted by Jerrod Smelker
Department Manager of Loss Prevention and Safety
Lowes
Being an LP professional we are a proud group. We take
pride and have honor in what we do each day. We are
problem solvers, trainers, investigators, counselors,
educators, number crunchers, speakers and thinkers. It
is how we do these things and conduct ourselves that
define us as true LP professionals. Of all the traits
and skills we have and use perhaps one of the most
important is being humble.
It is my sincere belief
that within the LP profession there is no room for egos
and selfishness. There is however a great deal of room
for being humble. Humbleness is a trait that is learned
throughout your lifetime through trial and error,
lessons learned and walking in other's shoes. The hope
is that you have it prior to becoming an LP
professional; however luckily it can be ascertained while
in the LP positions.
If you are truly able to
understand and embrace what being humble is, you will
then be able to appreciate and be compassionate and
supportive when it comes to peers and those you
encounter within your day to day responsibilities. Allow
yourself to better appreciate and recognize those around
you and you become a student of life and all that it has
to offer. If you abandon any egotistical attributes and
selfish wants and needs, you will find that those around
you have quite a bit to offer.
We need to always
remember that there will always be someone else out
there who knows more than us, has done more than us, has
more experience and can teach us something. Along with
that we need to remember that to someone else, we are
that person who knows more and can help to educate them.
Whether you know it or not there are most likely
people you work with that are enamored with you and your
position. They wish they were in your shoes at times
because to them, you and what you do is a bit of a
mystery and looks prestigious. If you open yourself up
to them you will be surprised at what you may find and
learn.
Use humbleness to grow in your personal life
and your professional life. You will come to find that
being humble will change the way you hear people, see
things, act and react to the world around you. You will
find that you will be rewarded professionally, mentally,
physically and emotionally. |