The ability to lead is not a given right but earned through experience strength, patience, belief, value and true Character. The earned right to be a leader is in the approach of courage, understanding, and ability to speak to the issue at hand while being true to the company and co-workers and themselves. Someone who throws their weight around and dictates to others what they should do is not a leader, but a dictator.
The Leaders that you want to follow are ones who have walked the road themselves and understand the journey. They also understand the people who taught them along the way and now teach others to do the same. They must also create leaders from the people they teach.
The leader’s approach of “I am only effective if we are all on the same page for the same reason” creates innovation and collaboration in the people they lead. Being approachable, listening, and respecting and valuing the thoughts of others and then knowing decisively what to do with the collective thought, defines a leader.
For anyone to wants to follow a leader they must first have respect for them. This comes because of an” I believe in you” attitude and inspiring confidence in followers. How many employees do not live up to their worth? A leader should bring out in the individual an ability to strive beyond the surface of their potential and succeed beyond their expectations.
A positive attitude creates possibilities in everyone; everyone success is everyone’s victory.
An authentic leader’s habit is everyone else’s habits. Lead by example, stand by what you believe in, your company, your employees, your products. Be excellence and inspire excellence in everyone you work with.
A leader is popular during the good times, but what happens when bad times knock on the door? If the leader has inspired faith, respect, and loyalty in everyone in the company, then solutions will be collectively found because of the united strength and mutual benefits.
Value yourself and place value on those around you, as it speaks to the brilliance that you inspire in others. Everyone no matters what wants to be valued for whom they are and what they do, and should always be acknowledged for that.
To gain power you must first empower. Being powerful is not strength and power can lead to disruption if they need to lord over others. The strength you give is the empowerment you receive.
Leadership is a journey of life in life, in order to be called a true leader one must respect the journey and inspire followers to walk alongside of you. You as the leader step up the plate and representing your people and their interests in order for them to believe in you enough to follow you anywhere.
Gratitude; this amazing gift of being grateful to those who help in whatever way, grows beyond any expectation.
Being a true leader will mean others will want to emulate you now and long after you have gone. This truly marks your success, being remembered and respected for your value on the people you lead.
Talent, passion, need, conscience, and a personal voice is the right of everyone, and a true leader will open the door through teaching, listening, valuing and nurturing the strengths and possibilities in the people for whom they direct and guide.
Charles Mattocks is best known as a celebrity chef, Emmy-award nominated actor, best-selling author and film and television producer. Currently editing a film on diabetes entitled “The Diabetic You” Charles is also a type 2 diabetic who is a global advocate for diabetes and change in health care. Moved by his own struggles to help people with diabetes around the world, Charles has put his all into creating film projects that can help express and bring awareness to the plight and fight of people with conditions that are close to his heart.
Take a good look at your year so far, are you walking forward in that enthusiasm you embraced the new year in? Are you still as stoked to make this year all it can be? It is so easy to get caught up in a situation of daily life and spring back into to old habits. Make sure you are walking a new path of meaningful purpose and that you are engaged with the process, for that is what gets you places, that is what has you reaching said desires.
Life serves up a mixed bag of goods. But circumstances are simply that. Circumstances. Blameless and meant to be. However, your relationship with your experience of those things either good or bad is what makes your life what it is and what it will continue to be. Looking within to see how you might tap into that all abundant powerful energy of perfection, healing and love which can change your life, is what helps to begin speeding up your growth where instant change can occur.
I KNOW that it is! AND I have had my fair share of difficulties in life. That is why I write and coach using the ancient teachings of Yoga as the basis of all that I do, because they are what enabled me to find true happiness and live it every day.
Excerpt from True Yoga: Practicing with the Yoga Sutras for Happiness & Spiritual Fulfillment by Jennie Lee
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