Leading Yourself

Here is one POWERFUL question for you: ‘Do you feel worthy just because you are alive?’

What do you think?

Because ‘Our ability to be our own solution versus the thing that stands in the way of our success is the only way through and to the life we want for ourselves.’

We need to find a way to ground ourselves in our own self-worth, learning to validate ourselves.’

The important thing is to have self-confidence in the activities in your life that matter to you and a high sense of self-worth overall.’

It’s almost impossible to have strong self-confidence if we are in a constant state of doubting our worth.’

Understanding what we are amazing at and what we are suck at are critical to building self-confidence.’

If you don’t get comfortable with your own self-imposed limitations, someone else will happily step in to limit your potential.’

We must understand and name our fears if we are to conquer them.’

The things we fear can impact our decision-making, our ability to innovate, and even the morale of those around us.’

The steps we take are more important than how large those steps were.’

When we learn how to focus on a bigger mission, it will make overcoming any irrational fears or even facing real obstacles easier to bypass.’

Without the will to be different or better, change can never be sustainable.’

Source:

Heather R. Younger (2025). The Art of Self-Leadership: Discover the Power Within You and Learn to Lead Yourself

Want To Be A Great Leader?

As a leader, if you are not great at what you do, if you don’t know what you are doing, if you do not know how to lead yourself, no one is going to follow you.

Leadership is not about always being right but about having the courage to take risk, move forward, maintain momentum, and if you fail, try again.’

Every leadership vision, idea, and decision will impact others.’

Great leaders surround themselves with people who will tell them the truth. The ability to speak the truth as well as hear it is a key attribute of great leadership.’

When the opportunity to lead presents itself, it’s too late to start to prepare. Whether it’s taking leadership classes, taking on stretch assignments or projects, or reading books like this one, do what you need to be ready when the door opens.’

The best leaders are active listeners.’

‘While how you see yourself is important, how others see you is critical to your success as a leader.’

Today’s employees are looking for authenticity. No other leader is exactly like you; your distinguishing characteristics and sharing who you really are will build connection with your employees.’

When you are building your team, consider a potential employee’s skills, aptitude, appetite to learn, pivot, and problem solve, and attitude. It is also important that you understand how they will fit in with the team and the company culture.’

The way you get more comfortable with taking risks is to take risks.’

When you let others use your mistakes against you or use them as a reason not to give you new assignments, roles, or promotions, you are giving away your power.’

‘Great leaders learn to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.’

Source:

Carla A. Harris (2022). Lead to Win: How to Be a Powerful, Impactful, Influential Leader in Any Environment