Tag: Motivation

How To Lead From Within You

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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You are a leader. Leadership is not about where you come from, what you have done with your life, or where you are going.

Leadership is about self-care.

To lead other people, you must take care of yourself. You must be there for you, especially when things are not going well for you.

According to Dale Carnegie, ‘The first step toward success is identifying your own leadership strengths.’

‘Successful leaders today involve employees in all aspects of the work process: design, manufacture, inventory, marketing. Leaders create teams. They don’t issue orders from above. Leaders realize that the employees who actually do the work can actually make decisions.’

‘Treat people like people.’

‘Motivation can never be forced. People have to want to do a good job.’

‘There’s nothing more effective and rewarding than showing a genuine interest in other people.’

‘Be quick to admit mistakes and slow to criticize. Above all, be constructive.’

‘Step outside yourself to discover what’s important to someone else.’

‘No one can possibly know everything. Listening to others is the single best way to learn.’

‘Team players are the leaders of tomorrow.’

‘The greatest reward a leader can achieve– the greatest legacy a leader can leave- is a group of talented, self-confident, and cooperative people, who are themselves ready to lead.’

Source:

Dale Carnegie (1993). The Leader in You: How to Win Friends, Influence People and Succeed in a Changing World

When Doubt Creeps In

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning Report

Ask yourself, ‘What’s the worst that can happen?’

‘Don’t think about what you can’t do. Figure out what you can do. Then do it to the best of your ability.’

‘People often ask me how I have the nerve to make cold calls. First, I’m naturally curious, so I genuinely want to learn from other people. Second, people love to be asked about what they do and, generally, are eager to tell their stories.’

‘I was learning. Every day. That is how you stay fresh and motivated. Always be learning. An important lesson, for sure.’

‘You can do this, I said to myself. You’re smart. You can figure it out. And you can help people by helping them enjoy water.’

‘I’ve figured out a lot of stuff in my life. I can figure this out. And if it turns out I can’t, at least I can put this idea out there, that you can enjoy things that don’t taste sweet.’

‘… Sometimes, if you think too much about the end, you will never get past the beginning.’

‘It’s okay to admit that you have a problem or that you have no idea what you’re doing.’

‘It’s really important to bring your personal story into the brand identity. People associate the brand with a human being and that person’s story. It adds tremendous meaning and value to them.’

‘You have to have a good sense of your own strongest skills and also be willing to acknowledge where you fall a little short.’

‘Minimize risks. Always.’

Source:

Kara Goldin (2020). Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts + Doubters