MADE NOT BORN

There's a great story that Leadership Expert, John Maxwell tells.....

"A group of American tourists walked through a quaint English village in wonderment. They were enamored by the town’s winding cobblestone streets, the beauty of its courtyards and plazas, and the sense of history emanating from its ancient churches. While strolling through the local park, the tourists struck up conversation with an elderly gentleman and found out that he had lived in the town for his entire life. One of the Americas, eager to hear more about the town’s history, asked, “Sir, have any great men been born in this village?” “Nope,” said the old man, “only babies.” 

LEADERS ARE MADE, NOT BORN!

Now, it's true, we are all born, but you understand where I'm coming from.  NO ONE is BORN A LEADER.

Maxwell in his book, THE 21 IRREFUTABLE LAWS OF LEADERSHIP, says that "Leaders develop daily...not in a day!"

What do you do daily to increase your LEADERSHIP?

"I'm not a LEADER, Tim."  Oh, to the contrary. 

WE ARE ALL LEADERS.....we just might not be in the "recognized" LEADERSHIP position.

Whether you are the CEO of the company, the grounds keeper, or something in-between, YOU.ARE.A.LEADER.

Back to my question, "What do you do daily to increase your LEADERSHIP?"

Here are 3 things that I do EVERYDAY, that helps to increase my LEADERSHIP:

• READ / LISTEN
• I look for ways to increase my personal development through reading about others that have done something that I want to do 
• I am including READING and LISTENING as one action as I spend time READING books and articles as well as LISTEN to podcasts that help in my personal development
• WRITE
• As a LEADER, I write this blog, BEST YEAR YET, everyday
• I spend time to understand my voice and let others "hear" it as well
• Besides this blog, I usually find myself writing throughout the day.  Not necessarily in sentence structure, but in ideas, quotes, other things that catch my attention
• THINK
• When I was growing up, I would get in trouble for "day dreaming."  Today, my "THINKING TIME" is the "adulting" term for "day dreaming!"
• I spend time just thinking about things.  Thinking about actions.  Thinking about how to do things better.  Thinking about challenges and how to overcome them.
• I also think about things that I can't do alone.  Those BIG visions/goals that will take others getting involved to get it done!
• I "visualize" GREAT things happening.  I want to "SEE" it in my heart first...then I KNOW I'll "SEE" it in the flesh!

Find something that you can do, DAILY, to develop yourself as the LEADER you are.

REMEMBER, LEADERS ARE MADE NOT (just) BORN!