leadership traits

As we are developing into Tomorrows Leaders, into the leaders that our teams need as well as our families, I would like us to look at a couple of Leadership Traits that I believe are necessary as we move forward in that direction.

First let me say that many people claim to be leaders, many claim that they have all the leadership traits and qualities that are needed and that they should be the one being followed….but the truth is…no one is following them.

One of the greatest victories that any leader can accomplish is victory over self. This is an everyday occurrence and a battle that is won in the minutes and hours of the day….not just in the great decisions that need to be made.

Every day we need to be working on our selves and battle the temptation to think of ourselves more highly than we are. Learning the lessons on leadership is not always easy. Most of the time the lessons that we are trying to instill into others are the same lessons that we had to learn the hard way. But I would say that this makes us more approachable and sensitive to the issues that others are facing.

Plato said it best when he said, “The first and best victory is to conquer self.”  Ralph Stayer, president of Johnsonville Foods, wrote: “In most situations, I am the problem. My mentalities, my pictures, my expectations form the biggest obstacles to my success.”

Many times our enemy lies within. Who we are determines how we see others. If we can get our act together then we will be in a position to help others.

An interesting thought is…we don’t see others as they are we see them as we are…if I am an untrusting person…then I will see you as untrusting. If I am a negative person tending to look at the negative instead of the positive, then I see you as a negative person…(and two negatives repel each other).

As a leader if I can fix myself first, if I can get victory for Donna Rios then the odds are higher that I will be able to help fix others also.

If I can’t fix myself, the odds are high I will never be able to add value to and help others. So developing ourselves, doing the soul searching, and looking in the mirror will always help us be better people and leaders for the ones doing the following.

People who are unaware of who they are and what they do and how they respond often damage relationships with others.

People in leadership have a tendency to examine someone else and ask the question…what is wrong with that person? Why aren’t they jumping on board? Why can’t they see the bigger picture? Why are they always complaining? This is the way most leaders react because it is easy to teach Leadership skills but it is much Harder to Model Leadership Qualities…..

Our actions and words will eventually point us toward having a reputation for having integrity or not. As business people…desiring to make a difference…desiring to leave our mark, our position requires us to be more alert, more careful and more empathetic than ever before.

People are looking for a leader. Will you be able to rise to the challenge? Will you put the time in to develop yourself into the best person that you can be?

Some questions to consider…..

Make it a great one my friends,

Do what you love and have fun…

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Leadership and different leadership styles can bring out the best and worst in people. We all have people that we admire and people that we would rather not be around but is it their personality or their leadership styles that we struggle with.

Leaders Inspire Hope, they inspire Confidence, they have Great Vision, they are willing to take the Risks. Do you have what it takes to be a Leader Today??? To your company….To your business partners…To your Organization…To your Family and even your kids???

We are always  looking for someone to Lead us….But first we do have to decide where it is that we want to go, in what direction do you want to be led???

Just some thoughts for the day…Enjoy the video

navigating leadership

Make it a Great Day and Do what you Love

Donna

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Hope is a powerful force that keeps us going in the toughest of times. It has the power to energize our lives as well as our hearts especially when we are facing the uncertainty of the future.

Hope gives us a reason to live. It takes the obstacles that we face and transforms them into possibilities. Hope allows us to have strength and courage to face the unknown with power and conviction. Hope brings the victory when no one is winning.

“What does Hope do for us…..

Hope shines brightest when the hour is darkest

Hope motivates when discouragement comes

Hope energizes when the body is tired

Hope sweetens when the bitterness bites

Hope sings when all melodies are gone

Hope believes when the evidence is eliminated

Hope listens for answers when no one is talking

Hope climbs over obstacles when no one is helping

Hope endures hardship when no one is caring

Hope smiles confidently when no one is laughing

Hope reaches for answers when no one is asking

Hope presses toward victory when no one is encouraging

Hope dares to give when no one is sharing” taken from a article by John C. Maxwell

Leaders help people believe the impossible is possible. They are able to take a group of people to a place they didn’t think that they could go.

Leaders offer Hope by:

• Helping people change the way that they think.
• Help people win some small victories in their lives.
• Express sincerely your belief in people and in their future

Optimism is the belief that things will get better. Hope is the faith that we can make things better. Optimism is a passive virtue while Hope is an active one. It takes no courage to be optimistic, while on the other hand it takes great courage to have Hope.

Washington Irving wrote “Great minds have purpose; others have wishes.”

Check out this short video from Brian Tracy….

Brian Tracy – Personal Development & Attracting Success

Make it a Great Day

To Your Success My Friend

Donna Rios

Donna@DonnaRios.com

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