Leading by Letting Go

| The Tao Chapter 57 – My Interpretation |

A leader who excels is one who embraces life’s currents without the requirement of control. The leader plans, but releases the outcomes to the way of Providence.

A leader who excels refrains from excessive rules for they will be broken. The leader understands that man will seek freedom from restrictions, and instead hails autonomy.

The wise know this: the results you seek by restricting are better attained by letting go.

As I read Stephen Mitchell’s translation of the Tao Te Ching daily, I reflect and document my interpretation with the intention of living the Tao.

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