Leaders are continually seeking to grow in both their knowledge and their wisdom.  However, they make sure they don’t confuse the two.

It has been aptly said that, “Knowledge tells us that a tomato is a fruit.  Wisdom tells us not to put it into a fruit salad.”

Truths that have stood the test of time have risen to the level of wisdom.  This certainly includes but are not limited to those pithy sayings we might have learned as children (i.e. A stitch in time saves nine.  A penny saved is a penny earned.  Birds of a feather flock together.)  Or it might be from ancient wisdom writings (i.e. the book of Proverbs in the Bible).

Knowledge on the other hand are necessary facts we accumulate as we mature as people and leaders (i.e. How to replace a furnace filer.  How to change a light bulb.  How to put gas in our cars.)  The leader seeks to build his/her life on the foundation of wisdom – realizing that all the knowledge in the world won’t be enough to produce the greatness of leader s/he wants to be.

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