HOWE Q. WALLACE BLOG

AGENCY (The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices)

β€œWhat matters most in the end, though, is this: Your belief in your capacity to create positive change and the courage to take action.” – Tom Kelley

Reducing the above quote to two questions:

Β Can you make a difference?

I believe in the concept of having β€œagency.”  You develop agency by building upon existing skills and adding to them.Β  You develop agency by attacking harder things on a regular basis and gaining competency from the learning.Β  You develop agency by learning from experience, which causes you to be wise.

Will you make a difference?

If you have agency, it’s a crime to waste it.Β  In order to make a difference you have to be willing to step up.Β  To keep your talents, skill and wisdom hidden when it has a chance to make a difference, deprives the team and the community.Β  There may be uncertainty.Β  You might doubt and have a little fear.Β  But, the willingness and courage to step over the edge will be rewarded with a meaningful life.

Strive to be able to step up.Β  Have the courage to do so.