Your Language Lens Trains Your Eyes
What you repeatedly talk about becomes easier to notice.
Your language lens creates focus.
You’re an expert at proving your words are right.
How to shift your language lens?
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Make the Unready Ready
When I ask leaders, “Who might do some of the things you’re doing?” Some respond, “I’d love to delegate, but they’re not ready yet.”
What if they’re not ready because you haven’t prepared them?
Successful leadership is seen in the growth of others.
Here’s how…
Brainstorming for Busy Leaders
Unstructured brainstorming offends creativity. Don’t sit around tossing out ideas.
Tighten your approach. Ask the right question.
Discover specific questions that make brainstorming useful.
Don’t Go Off the Rails
Talent and drive become liabilities when you’re off the rails.
Success makes you underestimate your need for growth.
The most dangerous urgency is opportunity. Priorities enable “no.”
You run out of steam when you pour out but don’t pour in.
Learn how to overcome three pervasive leadership derailers.
Don’t Confuse Passion With Purpose
“Passion and purpose are not the same thing. Passion brings you joy. Purpose brings you meaning. Passion gets you out of bed in the morning. But purpose allows you to sleep at night.” Harrison Ford
Here’s how to find passion with purpose…
5 Circles of Responsibility
Pour energy into the closest circles of responsibility first. Don’t obsess over distant problems. Embrace immediate duties.
Grow influence by handling near responsibilities well. Say “no” to external demands that dilute your highest responsibilities.
“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.” Marcus Aurelius