‘Making Impossible Dreams Possible’

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‘Ultimate fulfillment and significance come from a lasting sense of joy and satisfaction, from fully living a life purpose centered on adding value to others.’

‘When you stop wanting to control people, that’s when you begin to empower them to take responsibility for and ownership of the choices they make and the actions they take.’

Don’t take things personally, and don’t let problems drag you down.’

‘When we push others down, we can’t help but push ourselves down. When we bring others up, we can’t help but bring ourselves up.’

‘In the process of giving we are already receiving.’

‘People are often too engrossed in what they are doing to become aware.’

Don’t be attached to the need to be right. If what you perceive as the truth turns out to be not the case, you can acknowledge it, let it go, and move on.’

‘You should … be on the lookout for teachable moments to ask direct and powerful questions that energize change.’

Don’t be too attached to your intuition, no matter how certain you feel; always be ready to let go.’

‘People can make adjustments to stay on course when they know how they are progressing toward their goal at any given time.’

‘When you focus on open-ended questions and broader questions, you stimulate ‘out of the box’ thinking and widen people’s horizons.’

Source:

Jack Canfield and Dr. Peter Chee (2013). Coaching for Breakthrough Success: Proven Techniques for Making Impossible Dreams Possible

Leading With Authenticity

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Who are you? Are you who you say you are? Are you doing what you say you are going to do?

Remember, when it comes to leading other people, authenticity is what people are looking for. People are looking for real leaders. They want to work for a real leader.

The question is, ‘Are you a true leader? To answer this question, according to Sabrina Horn, ‘Being a true founder is a position without boundaries but with infinite responsibilities.’

‘Improvement and growth can never rely on faking it until you make it.’

‘A leader with integrity is unbreakable.’

Integrity is the table stakes for leadership. To possess integrity, you need to be whole, undivided, sound, uncorrupted, and incorruptible.’

‘True leaders search for what they can give; others search for what they can take.’

‘Minimization lies often involve rationalization and take place when people can’t completely deny the truth.’

‘A new venture is a stress test for any relationship.’

Values will be the basis of your company’s brand, your culture and traditions, what you stand for, how your people behave and perform, how you work and communicate, and everything in between.’

‘Optimistic leaders look for solutions at all times, often when the stakes are highest, at the darkest moments, at the eleventh.’

‘Running a successful business means making the right decisions at the right time, based on reality.’

Source:

Sabrina Horn (2021). Make It, Don’t Fake It: Leading with Authenticity for Real Business Success