MODERN LEADERSHIP
up; where curiosity, innovation,
ideation and creation is a must;
where execution of ideas and change
a necessity; where staying in the
status quo is a one way ticket to
disaster. However, with the business
of busyness, we can become so
hamstrung with what everyone
else is doing that it puts us in to
comparison mode 24/7. It kicks
in self-questioning – rarely for the
better – and dampens our spirits,
freezing us dead in our tracks. The
end result? No goals achieved, no
journey’s summit reached. The
question is this – how do you keep
your fire burning brightly when the
business landscape and world
around you is changing so quickly?
Embrace Self-Leadership –
Keep In the Zone
The achiever is focused on their
vision, their goals, and their
capability and understands that
the biggest risk to their success is
themselves.
There is no doubt that most of us
have a motivation to win; but to keep
going, to keep pushing through?
Well, that comes down to your own
self-belief, your mindset, your why
and your drive to achieve. Those
things together are self-leadership.
They create the motivation that goes
above and well beyond simply doing
what needs to be done to win.
Staying in the zone takes
determination, resilience, a hunger
and a belief that what you are doing,
whether in the corporate arena
or your own enterprise, means
something. The strength of staying
in the zone drives your conviction
and belief. It’s about doing the work,
whatever is required, to consistently
follow your passions and beliefs.
It’s about taking the right action and
making the right decision to move
towards your goals.
of ‘Blame-itis”– the need to blame
others, to work through an endless
excuses list. At it worst ‘Blame-itis’
evolves and becomes the affliction
of finding reasons as to why others
achieved and you didn’t. You know
the ones – “Well, they’ve got the
time, the contacts, the thousands
of followers, the money, the support
crew, the experience, the resources.
Or even – they don’t have (insert
whatever you have that you feel is
getting in the way). The list goes on.
The top line is this: Blame-itis is not
accepting responsibility for any of
your actions, not being accountable
for your own behaviours, making
excuses and not accepting that
maybe, just maybe, you did play a
critical part in things not quite going
to plan. The results of Blame-itis are
evident – ineffectiveness, status
quo, and inaction.
Stop The Blame Game
It’s incredible how many people
these days suffer from an affliction
Ownership, accountability and
self-awareness are a critical part
of achieving your goals. Granted
July 2016
ModernBusiness
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