It’s funny how often the problem is you. Whenever you don’t get the results you want, you need to swallow your pride and look inward to see if you were part of the problem. Ask yourself these three questions:
1. Did I clearly articulate the goal?
2. Did I give myself enough time and resources to accomplish the goal?
3. Did I really believe I could do it?
Leaders need to understand how profoundly they affect those around them. Optimism and pessimism are equally infectious. You directly set the tone of everyone around you.
Successful people make time for those who answer to them. Unsuccessful or poor leaders treat their subordinates as necessary Evils. Mediocre leaders don’t even take the trouble to know their people. As a successful person you know that you don’t do it alone; you need to send a signal to people you work with that they are important. As a matter of fact, nothing else should be more important to you.
No matter what your current status is, start thinking of yourself as a leader. Leaders are not born; they are made. Lead by example. A leader is a person who continually looks for solutions to problems. Leaders know how to be held accountable. Leaders must acknowledge mistakes and take responsibility. It is far more important to correct the mistakes than to worry about making them.
Show me a person who doesn’t make mistakes and I’ll show you a person who doesn’t do anything. Mistakes are blessings in disguise. Mistakes account for many of the great discoveries of our time. Think of vulcanized rubber, Post-It notes, etc. Don’t ever stop trying.
Today’s Exercise: Make up your mind today that you are a leader.
Today’s Affirmations: I attract success and happiness into my life every day.
Points to Ponder: Mistakes are blessings in disguise. It is far more important to correct the mistakes than to worry about making them.
