Lead From Your Heart

Love can reveal itself in the simplest of ways– by giving someone hope or telling a person that he or she is important.’

Humility begins and ends with four magical words: It’s not about you. It isn’t about deflecting compliments or projecting false modesty- it’s about demonstrating that whom you love, whom you care about, and whom you lead is more important than what you accomplish.’

When strong leaders embrace human dignity and care enough about whom they lead, they truly make their people partners in the organization’s pursuit of success.’

Whatever your job, title, or role, a passionate belief in what you do is often the difference between success and failure.’

Self-serving leaders value personal goals and agendas over the needs of the team. Heart-led leaders think in the ‘we’, while self-serving leaders are all about the ‘me.”

When people respect a leader– the person, not the position- they enthusiastically follow- at home, at work, in your community, even on the golf course!’

Heart-led leaders have the self-awareness to understand who they are and what’s important to them. They can step outside of themselves, giving themselves the ability not to see their own strengths and weaknesses but also to make decisions about how best to live their lives and serve those around them.’

When you choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong– even when no one is looking- you are truly leading with your heart.’

Heart-led leaders understand that transparency is the fastest way to foster trust, build teams, and grow relationships.’

Harboring ill will or negative feelings toward someone not only clouds our memory but also crowds our heart. The only way to make room for love, empathy, and compassion is to push hate and resentment out.’

Empathy makes an act of kindness more than a transition.’

Nothing better reveals who you are more than how you give to others.’

Source:

Tommy Spaulding (2015). The Heart Led Leader: How Living and Leading from the Heart Will Change Your Organization and Your Life

‘Who Are You Going To Listen To, Them Or You?’

Listen to yourself, not to them. Real breakthroughs happen when you listen to your inner self, when you have the courage to be you, when you have the courage to say, ‘No matter what, I am going to listen to myself.

Do not waste your time. According to Amber Rose, ‘You only live once. You have to take chances. You have to make your own decisions. You can ask your friends and family for their opinions, but at the end of the day, if you feel very strongly about what you want to do, you should do it. Others can only tell you what they think, an they’re not always right. They’re not you. They’re not you. They don’t know how it feels to be you. You are the only one who knows who you are and where you are going.’

That doesn’t mean you should not listen to your people. But if you are not comfortable with what they have to say, then you can go ahead and do your own thing.

Because you know where you are going. They don’t.