“Humility is the enabler for curiosity,” Jay told me. “It’s the enabler for giving praise and gratitude to someone else. Not having to be the center of attention. People without humility don’t want to change their mind, or think ideas aren’t as good if they aren’t their own. . . . Curiosity is an attribute we want from people. But it’s easy when you’re a 21-year-old ensign. The 21-year-old is curious all day long because he doesn’t know anything. But when you’re 26 years in the Navy as a Master Chief, can you stay curious? Can you ask your staff, ‘What am I missing?’ Not everybody can do that.
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