Becoming a leader shifts your focus from yourself to those around you. How you choose to lead has lasting effects on your team, and they will take what they have learned from you, good or bad, and apply it to future situations. They will share that knowledge with others, and your leadership legacy c...
Take a few minutes to think about your typical daily routine. How do you spend most of your time? If you have a full-time job, then for five days a week, you spend at least one-third of your 24 hour span at work, which does not include the commute to or from your office. Not only that, but according...
What if I told you that you could master mind control? It’s not as difficult as it sounds; it just requires patience and practice. That is, of course, in regard to controlling your own mind. You can have social influence over others, but you can only control yourself. Having that control over your o...
When we think of leaders, we typically think of people in a position of authority, but leaders are everywhere, and they don’t need a title to have influence. In fact, many leaders don’t have a title. Instead, they might be a coworker who encourages their teammates to work towards their goals, a frie...
As a leader, your focus should be on building your people up, guiding them in the right direction, and preparing them to lead themselves. You want them to trust you enough to seek you out when necessary, but you don’t want them to rely on you for everything. Ralph Nader once said, “The function of l...
Your career is not your legacy; your legacy is the impact you have had on those around you. When you think of what you want to be remembered for, it likely isn’t the amount of sales you made, the number of new clients you brought in, or how much you increased the company’s yearly revenue. Though som...
What are some of the things that come to mind when you think of leadership? Do you think of managing people or do you think of guiding them? Controlling them or influencing them? Being a leader is not about being in control of others, enforcing rules, or giving out orders. Leaders guide others towar...
