Set your vision, believe in your destiny, and get moving.
Don’t fret the how. Have a basic strategy and get moving. Let it evolve as you act and learn.
Do what feels right to you today, in pursuit of your vision. Keep going, become obsessive. Let your actions drive up your passion. Allow contagion to thrive.
Always be busy, always be true.
And let the sparks fly.
Are you turning your vision into reality?
Before you go, take a look at Seizing the Opportunity to understand more about where I am coming from.
Read MoreLife is Simple
Once you realise that life is simple, it becomes so.
Once you realise living is easy, you’ll wonder how it could have been a struggle.
Don’t over-complicate life, and never under-estimate your potential.
In 2023, go for it like you’ve never done before, without sweating it.
What are you going to let go of today?
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Leadership’s Subtle Tool: Expectation Management
Among the myriad insights from my in-depth coaching of top-tier leaders, the transformative power of expectations stands out prominently.
The anticipations and beliefs of these leaders don't just impact their personal decision-making; they ripple out, influencing team morale, dynamics, and overall performance.
Effective leaders are adept at cultivating expectations that resonate with success, thereby instilling confidence and inspiration throughout their ranks.
This nuanced tool, though occasionally sidelined in leadership discourses, can truly be the demarcating factor between a team that thrives with enthusiasm and one that merely gets by.
Read: The Power of Expectation (one of the Extraordinary Lessons in Influence) Read MoreNo Time to Lose
Two common problems conspire to thwart potential.
Indecision
Getting stuck wondering which course of action is the best one to take. The more options you have, the more difficult this becomes.
The reasons for the indecision can include fear, lack of confidence, incompetence, emotions, ignorance, family - to name but a few.
Often, this indecisiveness can be prolonged, habitual and, a mighty convenient excuse!
Is it not beholden to us all to make maximum use of our talents and capabilities, with whatever time we have? Indecisiveness is wasteful, self-indulgent and a scandalous loss to the world.
Quite simply, you have no time to lose. Read More
Causing Offence and Being Offended
People are so easily offended these days. It’s ridiculous.
And deeply damaging to the progress as an individual, of organisations, and humanity.
Worrying excessively about who you may offend is a wasteful drag on productivity. While appropriate to be somewhat mindful of unnecessary offence, “you cannot please all of the people all of the time.”
Rather like trying to be perfect. Waste of effort and energy. You just need to be exceptional in the critical areas based on your purpose, and avoid fatal imperfections.
Read MoreHandling Power Carefully
Like it or not, power is at the heart of the work of an influencer.
You may well dislike the notion of power. If so, you have probably seen and felt abuse of power. For sure, it can create much harm.
Power is the name of the game because it produces the capacity to influence, and all that is good in the world arrives as a result of influence. Read More
Emotional Dexterity
If you are not in control of your emotions, who is?
One of the most important aspects of professional performance is managing your emotions, in a deliberate and premeditated way, for an intentional impact. When you can do this, you have achieved what I refer to as Emotional Dexterity.
But, how many can do this, with ease?
For most people, the emotions they experiences are outside of their control, at least initially. Recently, one very senior head-hunter told me he had never met anyone who could control their emotions - I beg to differ.
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The Road to Self-Reliance
According to Adlerian Psychology, the journey from childhood to adulthood is the path to self-reliance. If you do not have a high degree of self-reliance, have you honestly achieved maturity?
Children are reliant on others. Very young children, heavily dependent. Older children, much less so. Yet, even as we mature and drive forward in the grown-up world, the habits of dependence linger. To a large extent, because it is convenient to the powers that be, who have constructed a society of dependency.
Dependency is a balance of power, with one party under the control of the other, to a certain degree. Read More
Confidence
Several things need to be borne in mind when it comes to confidence.
- Lack of confidence, when noticed by others, creates wariness - "Why is this person lacking confidence, do they not believe what they are saying or asking me to do?"
- Low confidence undermines competence. You have the skills and capability, but your internal dialogue mutes your performance.
- Feeling a lack of confidence signals an amazing opportunity - you're right on the cusp of learning something new, and venturing where you've never been before.
- Fantasies about what others think is a common cause, and while somewhat valid, is usually massively exaggerated.
- Everyone, yes everyone, will feel a lack of confidence many times in their careers/lives - it's natural and part of the learning process. The problem is when you allow it to paralyse your action.
Seven Rules to Leverage Your MBA
As the proud holder of an MBA, are you happy with the return you are making on it?
You probably spent a huge amount of time and energy on your studies. Not to mention, blood, sweat and tears. If, like me, you also had a full-time job, and a family, you will have worked late into the night, and over the weekends, reading all those papers and completing the assignments.
The early joy and pride of attaining the award soon fades and the reality begins to bite – was it worth it? Read More
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