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There is no need to go into “fight or flight” mode. Be prepared, be reminded that you always get to choose your response, leverage the speaker’s technique to bring yourself back to a calm state, and express yourself!
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There is a tendency to focus on external things more than internal things. If you want to grow as a leader, you must lead yourself and master the internal things. There are five areas the I would submit as key to focus on.
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There are far too many contributions not reaching the world because they are in the safe laboratories of our minds.
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The opportunity to grow through lessons is plentiful on the road to whatever you want to accomplish. Many of those lessons come gift-wrapped within the word “failure.”
Put fear in its proper place, overshadowed by your drive to fulfill your purpose.
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It never feels like you have done enough.
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In one sense, we know that we must be flexible on our journeys as the road is never a straight line. We will continuously face alternate routes, challenges, and barriers.
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What do I mean by help? They agitate you.
An agitator in a washing machine helps break down stains and loosen soils, aiding in the processes of making your clothes clean. Think of what a H.A.T.E.R.’s agitation might be doing to you—breaking down and stripping away the unnecessary.
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Start your daily grind towards purpose with gratitude. From that position, you’ll better appreciate that no one needs to fail for you to win.
Don’t hate, collaborate. Learn from and work with others going where you want to go.
What is, once, was not. Let your creativity flow into solving what burdens you.
And do not be convinced someone else is solving for that burden unless you see it solved. Until then, it is a jump ball, dive for it.
Use your ears and mouth in proportion, and begin by listening to yourself first. Let your internal truly guide what you seek on the external.
First impressions are powerful as they can create a long-lasting identity recall for others. How you respond to challenges creates an impression as well. [Read More in the Post]
Leadership takes work but can be simplified to three Big Ps. [Read More in the Post]
We naturally want the solutions to our challenges. However, the most meaningful answers often lie within us. The internal work is typically more significant than the external find. [Read More in the Post]
Share your stories now – do not wait until you reach the accomplishments you have planned ahead. Talk about the dash between “what was” and “what is.” What you have already done is instructive and helpful to many. Just share it.
To continue to help and be a blessing to others is what it’s about for me. And sure, who couldn’t use a new toy of some sort for their birthday, but my desires are few. 🙂
As I countdown towards my fiftieth birthday, I have found this quote to be so befitting. We are blessed with faith, family, health, experiences, and much more. Considering where I began, I would have never expected it.
To continue to help and be a blessing to others is what it’s about for me. And sure, who couldn’t use a new toy of some sort for their birthday, but my desires are few. 🙂
There are layers of cultural norms and expectations that become unconscious motivators and roadmaps for us.
Choose. Make it a priority to dig through those layers and unearth what you truly want.
If you’ve ever heard the expression “it got caught up in committee,” it couldn’t be more true than with your vision.
Experiment and collaborate, but don’t get stuck trying to validate. Don’t expect others to “amen” what they may not be able to comprehend.
The moments in leadership that I have most regretted were when I stood by when my gut told me that something was not right and I needed to act.
Conversely, the moments I am most proud of are those when I took risks. Going against the grain of popular opinion is not the goal; being true to yourself is the goal.