Final installment of sharings from The Leader Who Had No Title, certainly hope that you are learning something =) Cheers! And should you miss the earlier posts, you can read them here:

The Leader Who Had No Title Sharing Part 1

The Leader Who Had No Title Sharing Part 2

The Leader Who Had No Title Sharing Part 3

“Remember, small daily improvements, over time, lead to stunning results. Change is always hardest at the beginning. But the good news is that it’ll only get easier.”

“The deeper your relationships, the stronger your leadership.”

“Money follows contribution.”

“Give away that which you most wish to receive.”

“Giving starts the receiving process.”

“If you truly want your business to lead the field, everyone within an organization matters. Everyone within an enterprise is important. Everyone within a business needs to be engaged and connected. That’s because the quality of an organization comes down to the quality of the relationships between its individual teammates. Good relationships give you a good company. Extraordinary relationships give you an extraordinary company.”

“Everyone you meet-regardless of their title and the way they appear- is someone’s son or daughter. Everyone has a story that’s worth hearing. And knows some lesson worth learning.”

“If you’re really serious about winning in business, become a walking, talking, living, breathing hub radiating positive energy, excellence, and kindness to every person you are fortunate enough to help.”

“…people do business with people they like. People do business with people they trust. People do business with people who make them feel special. Treat others like VIPs.”

“…always do more than you are paid to do…”

“…commit to becoming the most helpful person you know.”

“…getting really good at understanding people and deep listening…”

“Because they feel safe, they slowly begin to take down the protective armor that they put on each morning before they leave the security of their homes and move out into a hard and fast world. They dismantle the guard they have erected against the disappointment and discouragement they expect from people in their lives. That person begins to see that you really care about the,. That person begins to get that you want them to win. That person begins to realize that you have their best interests in mind. And so they begin to give you their very best.”

“…be nuturing. Be spectacularly caring. Become outstandingly nice. Leave every single person who intersects your path better, happier, and more engaged than you found them.”

“To help and give with no real expectation of anything in return is a real gift.”

“To be a great leader, first become a great person.”

“Lead yourself first. Only then will you get to a place as a person where you can lead other people. Devote yourself to becoming so incredibly strong on the inside that you appear to be failure proof from the outside.”

“Train hard to get your health into high gear so that each day you are full of energy and radiant in vitality. Success belongs to the energetic, you know.”

“…positively contribute to the lives of other human beings.”

“Just as a pro athlete practices daily to become the best, you should practice daily to become your best you. The first forty days of living by these rules will be the hardest.”

“….breakthroughs into all the good things waiting for us can’t happen without breakdowns of all the old structures that are limiting us.”

“You were made to think brilliantly and see through the eyes of possibility rather than think badly and see through the eyes of fear.”

“…you will get your expectations…”

“We never act in a way that is inconsistent with the way we see ourselves.”

“And as you spend more time in silent inquiry, you will build greater awareness of the thoughts you think. And with greater awareness around the ones that no longer serve you, you can make better choices. And with better choices, of course, you will experience better results. As you know better, you can do better.”

“A winner is a winner before he’s become a winner.”

“…envision yourself realizing your goals, playing at your best, and fully awakening your inner leader.”

“The fears you embace are the fears you’ll release.”

“…express gratitude…”

“Those who don’t make time for daily exercises must eventually make time for daily illness, you know.”

“A day without feeling inspired is a day that you haven’t fully lived.”

“You always want to do whatever it takes to be the most inspired person in the room.”

“A huge amount of joy can be found in cultivating beautiful relationships with your family and friends.”

“Elevate your lifestyle. Do something everyday to improve your lifestyle.”

“The main aim in life is simply to become all you’re meant to be.”

“Contribution is the ultimate purpose of work- and life.”

“…you were born awesome…”

If you have not read the earlier sharings on The Leader Who Had No Title, you can do so here:

The Leader Who Had No Title Sharing Part 1

The Leader Who Had No Title Sharing Part 2

“What you resist will persist, but what you befriend you begin to transcend…”

“New conditions call for different technique. You need to adapt.”

“Turbulent times build great leaders.”

“The more time you spend outside your comfort zone, the wilder it grows.”

“The very things that make you feel afraid are the very doorways into your leadership best.”

“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.”

“…things really do need to fall apart before they can be rebuilt. Deep change is a purifier of sorts.”

“Disruption is usually the beginning of real improvement shoring up. The old needs to be cleared out before space for the new and better can arrive.”

“…be patient with the process of change.”

“Problems are only problems when we make them problems.”

“This time, like all times, is a good time, if we know what to do with it…”

“…if something’s important to someone important to you, it should become important to you as well.”

“…you can say whatever you want so long as you say it with respect.”

“What you focus on grows. And where your words go, your energy flows.”

“Focus on the best and neglect all the rest.”

“…leadership is about knowing very little about most things and a staggering amount about a few things. But ehy become fantastic at the few things they focus on. Focus.”

“And that for every dream that dies, a better one can come to life.”

“Crises contain exceptional opportunity.”

“KMF: Keep moving forward”

“…every single positive action has to yield a positive consequence, even if you don’t see the good result immediately.”

“Stop worrying about all the things you can’t control and dedicate yourself to improving the areas you can control. Take initiative.”

“Always remember that initiative and hard work is the warm up act for a headliner called success.”

“….people need to be appreciated…”

“…becoming a passionate celebrator of the great work that those around you are doing. Recognize excellence. Praise good work. Honor mastery.”

Continuing from the previous post, here are more sharings from The Leader Who Had No Title, if you have not read part 1, you can read it here >> The Leader Who Had No Title Sharing Part 1.

“Ideas are ultimately worthless unless you activate them with focused and consistent action. The best leaders never leave the site of a good idea without doing something- no matter how small- to breathe some life into it.”

“A powerful idea is absolutely fascinating and utterly useless until we choose to use it…” Richard Bach

“Just start whatever it is that you know you need to do to take your work as well as your life to where you know it can be.”

“Daily ripples of excellence-over time-become a tsunami of success.”

“It’s never been so important to be trustworthy. It’s never been so important to be someone others respect. It’s never been so important to keep the promises you make to your teammates and customers. And it’s never been so essential to be authentic.”

“Dr. Seuss:’Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.’”

“Jack Welch:’Don’t lose yourself on the way to the top.’”

“Warren Buffett:”There will never be a better you.’”

“Oscar Wilde:’Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.’”

“Michael Jordan:’Authenticity is about being true to who you are, even when everyone around you wants you to be someone else…’”

“Stay committed to your mission, values, and the full self-expression of your inner leader even when people doubt you. When people say you’ll fail or suggest you’re not good enough, stand strong in your own skin and don’t let them tear you down. Because leadership has a lot to do with believing in yourself when no one else believes in you.”

“Criticism is the defense reaction that scared people use to protect themselves against change.”

“…the way we do anything is the way we’ll do everything.”

“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” Lance Armstrong

“…difficult days never last, but strong people always do.”

“…as a leader without a title, I had the natural power within me to determine what meaning I attached to any circumstance I’d been presented with. By finding a positive and useful interpretation, I’d be flipping the switch from victimhood into leadership. By quickly reframing something I’d thought to be bad into an event I could now view as good, I would accelerate my success and activate my inner leader.”

I am grateful for the opportunity to come across this book by Robin Sharma titled, “The Leader Who Had No Title“. It distills the need and importance of leading without a title and being excellent in what you do in all areas of your life.

I do highly recommend that you get a copy for yourself and read it.

I will share with you the gist and quotes but it is not at all an exhaustive list. I sincerely hope that this post will serve you well. Cheers!

“I’ve heard that the best way to help poor people is to make sure you don’t become one of them.”

“Potential unrealised turns to pain”

“Success is created through the performance of a few small daily disciplines that stack up over time to produce achievements far beyond anything you could have ever planned for.”

“The farmer has patience and trusts the process. He just has the faith and deep understanding that through his daily efforts, the harvest will come. And then one day, almost out of nowehere, it does.”

“Because remembering the shortness of life strips away all the distractions of life and reminds us what’s most important. Visiting your mortality reminds you that your months are numbered.”

“Because the more you own your power to make choices, the more powerful your choices become.”

“By infusing leadership into everything you do and each thing you touch, you can live remarkably. You truly can realize your original genius. You really can be one of the great ones.”

“I’ve made the decision to give nothing less than my very best at this job.”

“What society thinks if of no interest to me, Blake. All that’s important is how I see myself. I know who I am. I know the value of my work. I find ways to challenge myself each day. And I’ve made this job into something really meaningful to me.”

“It’s impossible to build a tribute to success on a foundation of excuses.”

“What other people think of you is none of your business.”

“Simply remember that no matter what your position within any organization and no matter how old you are or where you live throughout the wopower to show leadership. And no one and nothing can ever deny you that. But it’s totally your responsibility to activate that power.”

“Each of us has a leadership switch with…..flip the switch….”

“….making this day better than yesterday.”

“Daily ripples of superior performance add up over time to a tidal wave of outrageous success.”

“Small daily improvements-over time-lead to stunning results.”

“In the new world of business, the riskiest place you can be is trying to do the same things in the same way as you’ve always done them. Few things are as foolish as hoping old behaviours will somehow present new results.”

“Be so good that people can’t ignore you.”

“Nothing less than my best….”

“The starting point of moving to mastery is to raise the expectations you set for yourself….Expect more from yourself than anyone around you could ever expect from you. Play in the big leagues….”

“What would the person who is the best in the world at what I do be doing in this very moment.”

“….being extraordinary in your work is one of the true secrets of happiness.”

“…beliefs are nothing more than thoughts we’ve repeated over and over until we’ve made them into personal truths….every belief inevitably becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Whether you think something is possible or impossible, you’ll most certainly be right. Because your belief determines your behaviour.”

Reminiscing Dream: The Words & Inspiration Of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Hatred and bitterness can never cure the disease of fear; only love can do that. Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.

If you want to be important-wonderful. If you want to be recognized-wonderful. If you want to be great-wonderful…You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.

There is within human nature an amazing potential for goodness.

Forgiveness is not an occassional act; it is a permanent attitude.

I hope that this sharing served you well =)

What do you think about this?

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