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“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan I love that quote by Michael Jordan. A fantastic basketball player and a great leader. Are you afraid to try? Recently I was talking with my son and shared a quote with him from Wayne Gretsky, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” We were talking about just trying. Whether it is …
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10 Skills For Good Leadership
I believe that everyone can be a great leader. Some might argue that there must be followers but if everyone led one, wouldn’t we all be leaders AND followers?? Here are my top 10 list of skills for good leadership Openness-Good leaders listen to others. They know people’s opinions matter and love to have their opinions challenged. Encourager-A good leader loves watching their team and others succeed Forgiving-a leader must recognize that holding on to hurt or bitterness hurts them and the organization Risk-taker-a leader recognizes when a risk is worth it, takes it and encourages others to follow …
You Cannot Run While Carrying Your Suitcases
Do you watch those sappy movies where someone gets off a plane, drops their suitcases and runs into the arms of their love? It is so touching isn’t it? In real life we all carry around baggage; our past problems, emotions, bitterness, hurts. We all have them. Why are some people are able to lay down their suitcases and move on with a successful life while others drag them everywhere they go? I think it is a multi-step process: First you have to admit that you have baggage Second, you have to make a conscious decision to separate with your …
What You Do is Not Who You Are
In America, when you first meet someone, within the first few minutes the question will arise, “what do you do?” We had some friends over from Australia and they quickly picked up on this. At one point the gentleman asked, “Why does everyone keep asking me what I do?” We all looked at him rather strangely and then one of us said, “We were just wondering?” He went on to explain that in Australia it is very uncommon that a person’s profession comes up in conversation. He said that you talk about a person’s interests and their family, but rarely …