Tag: Love

Are You A Servant Leader?

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Leadership
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In his book Think Like a Horse: Lessons in Life, Leadership , and Empathy from an Unconventional Cowboy, Grant Golliher writes, ‘Servant leadership is putting yourself into service for others to create the environment where they can be natural and be authentic and allow them to discover the beautiful genius that lives inside of them- to instill belief and confidence in the individual that they’re the best thing that the world needs, and they just need to be the best version of themselves. And if anything gets in their way, a servant leader’s job is to remove those barriers.’

People are people. We are all seeking love. We all want people to treat us with respect. We want to work for the best. And we want to be around the best.

People want to work, but they don’t want to do it for a bully, someone who is not interested in them.

As a leader, whether you are leading one person, whether you are leading a country, if you want your people to follow you to the gate of hell, if you want your people to help you succeed, if you want your people to always bring their best brains to work, you must respect them.

If you do not see them as human beings, they are not going to trust you. And if your people don’t trust you, you are in trouble.

‘… the greatest quality that earns leadership is humility.’

Why is that? Because leadership is all about trust. People are not going to give you their best if they don’t trust you. Remember, if you want them to trust you, you must earn it.

Leadership is about your people, not about you. If you want them to put you first, you must treat them with respect.

Why Self-Acceptance Is The Key To Your Success

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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It does not matter what you are doing. If you want to be good at it, if you want to be successful, you must first accept yourself.

Self-acceptance is the key to your success. If you do accept yourself, if you do not believe in yourself, it is not going to be easy for you to achieve success.

Success comes from self-acceptance.

Self-acceptance is self-love, no matter what.

Self-acceptance is self-belief, no matter where. If you do not believe in yourself, no one is going to trust you.

When we accept ourselves, according to Kenneth R. Ginsburg, ‘Self-acceptance is a very basic ingredient we all need if we value ourselves. We accept that we are still basically good, even when we don’t hit the ball out of the park. We remain worthy of others’ love even when we are in a foul mood. We feel good about our efforts even when the guy across the hall scored higher, produced more, or received more recognition. We are okay because we see ourselves as more than a package of achievements. We don’t have to be the best all the time, and we are comfortable that no one can be a star on every stage.’

When you see yourself as a human being, other people will see you as a human being.

No matter what is going on in your life, it is not the end of your life. It is the beginning of a new YOU.

And the best thing you can do for yourself is to value yourself. Will you do it? Do you have the courage to do it?