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It’s really nice to be needed, to be valued based on your knowledge and skills.

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The real question is: Do you want your organization to outlive your personal contribution? It’s actually a tricky question to answer, because it means that you need to be able to put aside your ego.

And it’s hard to prepare others to take over your role. I get that.

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When I do something, paid or volunteer, I want to do it well.

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And when I do that, people become dependent on me. Especially if I’m playing a unique role.

I become a single point of failure for the organization. Which means that if something happens to me, things will fall apart. So it can be a trap.

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