Chaos? He could handle. Blood? He could handle. But a simple decision? Arthur realized he hadn’t truly decided anything in twenty years. Every choice was outsourced to meetings, consensus, or corporate cover. Here, with a single potato, he faced himself.
That night, he sat in the dark, stunned by his own avoidance. By morning, he picked up the first potato. Left crate. Next? Right crate. Slowly, decision by decision, he reclaimed himself. Rhythm emerged. Confidence emerged. By week’s end, he wasn’t just sorting potatoes—he was roasting them with olive oil, rosemary, and sea salt, savoring the simplicity, the control, the life in his own hands.
When he returned to the city, everything had shifted. Meetings shortened. Decisions made. Empowerment replaced micromanagement. Calm replaced chaos. When asked what he’d learned, he smiled. “An MBA teaches you how to manage data,” he said. “A potato teaches you how to live.”
Arthur discovered that true leadership isn’t about controlling the world—it’s about daring to make small, honest choices, one potato at a time.
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