One of the unique gifts I have that manifested as a young child is a good sense of direction. My mom, who I believe is a little directionally challenged in driving, would sit me in the passenger seat of her car and rely on me to give her directions around town. Though I was not the driver, I had the ability to recognize landmarks, turns, streets, and signs and I would literally say “you need to turn there.” She didn’t mind it at all. I became her riding buddy. Even though I was not the dominant person driving the vehicle, without my eyes and vision, we would not have made it to our destination. Leading brilliantly is correlated. Leadership requires that someone can see and give direction. The person who sees may not be the dominant person. The dominant person may need an ear to hear. I am not being rude with my statement, but there is a cliché that says “the blind can’t lead the blind.” Who is it that has a unique ability to see? I am not referring to just natural sight but inspirational sight. Who is it that has the fortitude to recognize what is going on and give direction? Where do you turn? What do you do? Who can see the potential that lies in people, opportunities, or even resources? Shining lights are one thing, but if you can’t SEE the light, what good is it?

There is a new possibility that is right before you. There is a new perspective that is waiting for you but only if you could actually see it or maybe it is for someone else to see it. As you are approaching whatever task or circumstance that is set before you, simply utter “give me eyes to see”. The unique thing about this is that the direction may come to you directly or to the eyes of the person sitting in your figurative passenger’s seat. Whether it is your eyes or their eyes, you can’t get to your destination without good direction.