David, it's so interesting that you say "you’re never fully ready." Last night a friend and I were finishing dinner and I asked, "Are you full?" My engineer friend said, "The full condition is rarely permanent." Whaaaaaa?

He said it mostly applies to tanks (remember, engineer) and that they rarely stay "full" for long.  I thought it was a great metaphor for so many things, including readiness for leadership.  "You are never fully ready" = "The full condition is rarely permanent."

My HR colleagues and I knew when we had some coaching to do when a manager presented him- or herself as knowing it all. We would say, "They are all trained up."

Rarely are we fully ready and if so, it doesn't last long. It's so important to remain humble and proceed anyway. Thank you for sharing that, David.