Leadership: Aspire to Inspire and Empower

DON’T OKAY THE “OK,” UNLESS LESS THAN “OK” IS A STANDARD YOU ARE WILLING TO ACCEPTABLE.   Once “OK” is acceptable in practice, it will carryover into the performance.  p.s., if the goal is “OK,” you are already on the brink of failure being acceptable, should you miss the mark.

As we learn better ways (e.g., leadership skills; personal/business strategies/tactics and processes, etc) we can pass them on.  Our parents encouraged us to do better than they did (i.e., they raised the bar) and we can pass on the same knowledge and expectation to the next generations (i.e., set a higher standard).  We must pass the leadership torch to them early and often.  We can’t wait for them to pry it from our cold dead hands, to learn it on their own, when we’re gone. 

Most of us have mastered the art of  working for others, managing debt (e.g., get a job, get credit, survive paycheck-to-paycheck) and otherwise surviving life: “I owe, I owe it’s off to work I go!”  We know how to be “Employed,” but we don’t know how to be “Deployed (e.g., to be in business for self; to creating income streams).  Am I talking to you?  We buy the products and brands of others, which pay for beautiful things and higher education for “their (whoever they are)” family and children, but what about yours?  We walk this path of life but such a short time.  Likewise, we can’t take anything with us when we go.  So, what are we passing on, if not knowledge?  “Teach them to fish!”   Why not do it now?   

If you don’t have children, be a mentor or coach to a younger co-worker; adopt an organization (e.g., Boy’s/Girl Club; Big Brother/Sister).  Most important, take some time to sharpen your own tools!  Learn/Teach the fundamentals (e.g., what are the fundamentals of Leadership,Success or  Wealth) and pass it on!  

“As a courtesy to those who come after you, leave this place better than you found it! ” – Inky Johnson

 

Challenge: How can you learn/teach more?

Recommendation: 1) Pick-up an Audio/eBook or hard copy; 2)  Go beyond thinking about giving your child a personal development assignment that will change their lives.  Give them something they will not learn in school (Note: ensure the book/discussion is age appropriate for your child, whether or not you are discussing the topic with them):

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