Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to stay there. To achieve our potential as a leader we need mental and moral strength. The leader must set the example. Physical conditioning is good because without it we are less likely to get energy to fight for our beliefs, ideals, and standards. Often people who fall physically fall in more ways than just that, but in their work habits as well.
Our skills will always be improving. When we are through learning we are through. You must know everything you can. Soak it up like a sponge. Not only with what you agree with because if you already agree it is likely you are already doing it. The things that will improve our results will challenge us and be different from what we are doing now. My muscles beg out in pain as I push them harder. The harder I push the stronger they are. The more weight they can carry without strain. We need to be able to execute quickly and correctly. All aspects of where our focus is not only parts of it. What are the systems that are in place to make sure we stay a life long learner and improve? It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.
The star of the team is the team. We need to be selfless. Sacrifice personal interest for the team. Good team spirit can increase productivity exponentially. What we put out there for our team and others will come back to us. Just like the farmer who plants the seeds reaps the harvest if cared for correctly.
We need to have poise and be true to ourself, not getting rattled, unbalanced, frustrated, regardless of the situation. Our poise is improved by having a solid foundation. You must earn the right to be confident and work hard to be solid. Our confidence comes from the knowledge that our preparation and work ethic is complete. That we have done all things possible to ready ourselves for the task.
Deep inside most success stories is a will for greatness. A love for the hard battle, not the easy no result approach. Knowing that through this effort we are giving ourselves a true opportunity to live the lives we've dreamed of. When the going gets tough the tough get going.
All of this has to be founded in our faith in the future. Accomplishing big goals and dreams takes time. If difficult goals could be accomplished quickly more people would be achievers. Genius is nothing but an aptitude for patience. Success is ALWAYS attainable when defined correctly, that is the effort to do the best you are capable.
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I've read many books on self improvement and have learnt and worked on myself all my life. But I have never seen so many nuggets of wisdom put together in one place, like here. These articles are amazing! for real. Each one is priceless. To have them all together is a dream. The greatest satisfaction for me is -even more than when i grow and achieve greater results- when the team grows and achieves more. There is nothing that compares to that joy. And i know that that only happens when i grow first and achieve more first. :) Thank you!
marita said it when she said, '...so many nuggets of wisdom put together in one place...'
Thankyou for the time you take to pass on what you have learned.
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