Tag: Success

How Authentic Leaders Lead

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Leadership, Management, Motivational Quotes, Personal Development

We need great leaders. We need them because they know how to lead people. Above all, they know how to lead themselves.

According to Gareth Chick, ‘A leader takes an community outside its collective comfort zone, and makes the journey exciting, not frightening.’

Real leaders ask real, tough questions. They ‘… ask themselves one overriding question when posed a problem by another person- ‘What does this person need from me right here, right now?’ And they make things happpen. They are authentic. When they say something, they don’t play with what they say they will do.

And they are not afraid to say, I don’t know what you are talking about.’ They are not afraid to admit what they don’t know.

Because they know that when you admit what you do not know, you are willing to learn.

They ‘subordinate themselves to the cause and to the responsibility they’ve accepted– not in a way that excludes or overrides family, friends or external interests, but in a way that overrides their ego and immediate self-interest.’

‘Authentic leaders see possibilities that others do not see, or do not want to see, and have a knowing and a belief that is seemingly unshakeable.’

‘Authentic leaders ask people to things and achieve things that they do not know how to do themselves; that may even seem impossible or ‘beyond reason.’

‘Authentic leaders constantly hector people with the purpose and the vision and are overt and passionate living examples of the values.’

‘Authentic leaders touch people emotionally, sharing intimate moments of joy and elation as they inspire others to go beyond their wildest dreams of performance.’

‘Authentic leaders put themselves forward as the public face and voice of the mission and the message, and allow themselves to be the embodiment, at times the icon if appropriate, of the cause.’

They are not leading to make themselves bigger than others. They are leading to make the world a better place.

If you want to lead, you must be in it for others, not for yourself.

As always, you are more, not less!

Source:

Gareth Chick (2019). And The Leader Is … : Transforming Cultures with CEQ

The Power Of Things That Matter

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Motivational Quotes, Personal Development

Life is too short. If you are not doing what matters to you, to your future, you are wasting it.

If you don’t want to regret your life, according to Joshua Becker, ‘We choose well. We set aside lesser pursuits to seek meaning in our lives. And we do it every single day.’

We must spend our time with people who mattter, on things that matter to us, to others, and ‘on things that meet the needs of others.‘

We must define what we want to do with our lives. Because ‘when distraction becomes a lifestyle, we lose control over the life we are living.’

Do not wait for the right time to start your life. Every day is a new day. If you want to own it, you must use it. And you must use it really well. ‘If we wait to be healthy, perfect, and prepared in every way, we’ll never accomplish anything. Everything valuable that has ever been done by someone with flaws and wounds.’

If we do not want to waste our lives, then ‘let’s run toward our problems. Let’s face them. And let’s do something about them.’ Because if you don’t, you are only making it worse, not better.

Doing something is better than not doing anything. Yes, you will make mistakes. That is okay. Because you are not in the game to make things perfect. You are in the game to make things better, to make progress, not to be perfect. ‘No one is so guilty or so damaged that they can’t make something different of their future and do something that is meaningful in the world.’

You can if you will. You think you are powerless. You think you are not smart enough to change your life. No, you are enouh for your life. You can do something about your life. You are not who you think you are. You are more than that.

You can do something about where you are. you can do something about where you want to be. But ‘you can’t change the past, but you can move beyond it in hope of a better future.’

Because you are in charge of your future. No one is good enough to lead your life. But you are.

If you do not ‘create a turning point for yourself‘, you will never move past where you are. And you will never achieve your dreams.

That is not you. Do not do that to your precious life. Do not do that to your work. Your work matters. You are not doing it for yourself. You are doing it for others. ‘Love your work because your work is love.’ Because ‘your work is a way of showing love to others.’

Remember, your work is a way of loving God. So if you want God to love you back, then you must do your work really well.

As always, remember, you are more, not less!

Source:

Joshua Becker (2022). Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life