Habit 5: Know When Your Boss Doesn't Know BestĬultivating the habit of loyalty doesn't mean cultivating a habit of blind loyalty. It takes a team to accomplish great things, and teams require loyalty to survive. But very few goals can be accomplished by one person acting alone. But projects can't succeed if everyone's just looking out for their own advantage and are willing to bail if it seems in their interest to do so. In a dog-eat-dog age where a lot of career writers advise you to look out for one person - you - this habit can seem hard to cultivate. There were several points during the story where it might have been understandable - or even wise - for Sam to leave Frodo's side. And of course, it was the loyalty of Samwise Gamgee to Frodo that made it possible for Frodo to make to to the top of Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. The loyalty of the Fellowship of the Ring to each other led Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas to rescue Merry and Pippin after they were kidnapped by Orcs. Loyalty is a central theme of The Lord of the Rings. I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!'

Because you will need to improvise - nothing ever goes to plan. Make sure that you have what you need for the assignments you're given, and that you have tools at your disposal when you need to improvise. In the same way, it's important that you're well prepared for the journeys that lie ahead of you in your career. Moreover, it was Samwise who kept a watch on food and supplies for he and Frodo on their trip to Mordor, being careful to ration them so they could make it there and back. And in Lord of the Rings, it's doubtful that the Hobbits would have made it to the Inn of the Prancing Pony were it not for Merry's preparations. In The Hobbit, Bilbo was always careful to think ahead to use the items that he had in his disposal. This was demonstrated in both the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. 'Many folk like to know beforehand what is to be set on the table but those who have laboured to prepare the feast like to keep their secret for wonder makes the words of praise louder.'Īs a nation of people who love to party and eat seven regular meals a day, the ability to prepare is a must for a Hobbit. But if Hobbits can travel to Mordor on foot, you can take the next step in your career. When you get into a comfortable rut, it can take a real act of courage to get out of it. It's easy to let yourself be intimidated by other people in your company, and so never allow yourself to advance when opportunities present themselves. It's easy to wake up one day and find that you're now in year five of that job you were only going to have 'for a couple of months' until your dream job came along. Likewise, it's easy for us to get stuck in our own ruts in our lives and careers. They faced down their natural fears and went out to pursue adventure.

Likewise, when the fate of Middle Earth rested on Frodo Baggins' shoulders, he didn't turn back, and neither did his friends. But when the call to adventure came, Bilbo Baggins followed it. Most Hobbits never even leave the Shire in their whole lives. They are, after all, smaller than most other races in Middle Earth, and don't have much in the way of a warrior tradition. Hobbits have a lot to fear from the outside world. 'I will take the Ring, though I do not know the way.' Also on Forbes: Can 'The Hobbit' Make 'Lord Of The Rings' The Top Film Franchise Of All Time?

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