Leadership

If you’re like me, you have greatly undervalued yourself at times. What you have experienced in life can add tremendous value to others. The good, the bad, and the ugly have hopefully taught you many lessons that you can now use to help others.

Humility is an incredible character trait. However, lack of self-worth is NOT humility! Humility is thinking of yourself less, not thinking less of yourself. It is possible to be humble and great at the same time. No one likes an arrogant person who loves to shine the spotlight on themselves without regard to others. The opposite is true too – no one likes to be around someone who thinks poorly of themselves and carries a “whoa is me” demeanor!

Take some time today to reflect on your true value. What life experiences and skills can you utilize to help others? What successes and failures have taught you key lessons that you can now teach others through? You have incredible value and others need to learn from you. You have one life to live – make it count by confidently adding value to others!

Be Intentionally Great Today!

Napoleon Hill said “If you can’t do great things, do small things in a great way.”

Isn’t it funny how many of us want to make a BIG difference in our world, but we aren’t committed to doing the small things that actually make big things happen?

In your leadership don’t get lost in the details, but don’t neglect them either. It’s often the mundane details that allow the big things to come to fruition. Every big goal must be broken down into small steps. Think about it – how many small details did it take so a man could walk on the moon?

Spend some time today writing down your BIG goals. Then spend some time writing down the small steps that you need to take to achieve those goals. Then take action!

Be Intentionally Great Today!

What habits do you have? Are they mostly good? Bad? Do you ever think about your habits determining your success?

The reality is that our daily rituals and routines determine our success more than we can imagine. Think about it – if we eat poorly each day, we gain weight. If we exercise regularly, we can have better health. If we monitor our finances, we can be better off financially.

Now, consider your leadership success. Are you regularly investing in your personal growth? Are you regularly sharing your learnings with those around you? Are you living out the principles that you are learning? It is in these things that help you grow and determine your success. Leadership development has to be intentional – it won’t happen by accident!

So, spend some time this week examining your habits. If you continue to do what your habits are, what will your future look like? Prioritize good habits that will help you develop as a person and leader. Create a “stop doing” list for the bad habits that will work against you.

Remember, your habits will determine your success!