Leadership

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."

John Quincy Adams

 

What about you? What do your actions and your words inspire in others around you? Do you inspire them to do, dream, learn and become more? Or, have you gotten caught up in the negativity you are bombarded with every day and become an energy vampire and a dream stealer?

When people spend time with you do they walk away with a renewed energy, sense of purpose and commitment to pursue their dreams and goals? Or, do they walk away with their energy levels low and convinced the world is conspiring to keep them down so there is really no point in trying to do better?

Who are the energy vampires and dream stealers in your workplace and in your life? Now, if we conducted an anonymous survey of the people you work with would your name be on their list?

Yesterday I had lunch with my two sons Jesse and Cody. Jesse is 30 and owns a very successful wine boutique in Calgary. Cody is 27 and in the process of opening his own restaurant in Calgary. Every time I get together with them they inspire me. They inspire me to dream more, learn more and do more. They are role models and mentors for me. They are leaders.

Leadership is about choice. Life's Most Powerful Question - What's Important Now? - can help you prioritize the choices you make on a daily basis.

What's Important Now? - Using John Quincy Adams definition ask yourself, "Are I a leader?"

Brian Willis

www.winningmindtraining.com