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Okay, here we go.

We live in an instant culture.

Amazon delivers same day.

We can consume almost any media with a click, and algorithms

surf up what we want before we know we want it.

But when everything comes fast and easy, we risk under developing one key leadership skill.

Many economists predicted a down economy after World War II.

Instead, we experienced an economic boom unlike anything before

as affluent spread, so did consumerism and the technology

to propel it. Create a culture of instant gratification and self-indulgence. Patience became

a pass-eé virtue and unfortunately that could be costing leaders more

than they realized.

It reminds me to Dr Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park.

Hey don't you see the danger,

John Inherent, in what you're doing here?

No, not really.

Many of us don't.

If we're too used to things coming fast and easy, we can miss out on things that

take patience and persistence. And let's be honest, that's most of the significant things in life.

Even worse, we miss out on becoming the kind of leaders that only patients and

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