Do you know the difference between The Boss and an employee?
If you take a long time, you’re slow. But if your boss takes a long time, he’s thorough. If you don’t do it, you’re lazy. But if your boss doesn’t do it, he’s too busy. If you make a mistake, you’re at fault.
But if your boss makes a mistake, he’s ‘only human.’
On a more serious note – the true difference between the boss and an employee is not necessarily apparent during work hours. It’s when they go home. It’s much easier for the employee to shift his/her mind to other things, but the boss is always thinking about the business. When an issue comes up, the boss will stay late to solve the problem and will continue to work on it many hours after going home, losing sleep and not eating until the problem has been resolved.
This is not to say that the employee doesn’t care for the success of the company, after all, his/her livelihood depends on it. However, it is not personal. The employee will complete their responsibility and be satisfied that they’ve done their part. The boss will not rest until every detail of the business has been settled.
In our personal lives there are things that we approach as employees; our distant relatives 50th anniversary – we try to make it but if “something comes up” we politely excuse ourselves from participating. Contrast that with your own anniversary – you approach it as a boss, not missing it for anything!
You are Jewish today because your ancestors approached their Jewishness as the boss – it was of ultimate importance to them. For your family to remain Jewish you need to sit in the boss’s chair, it needs to be of utmost importance.
You have it in your DNA, you can be the boss – it’s just a decision away. Make the decision today – you’ll be pleased you did!