Humility is an uncommon word to describe leaders. You would be hard pressed to hear anything on this subject at a secular university. You would be taught that a leader should be in control, have all the answers, and be able to maneuver and manipulate their surroundings to advance up the corporate ladder.
But, I disagree.
What is leadership worth if you rollover your colleagues, take credit for successes that are not necessarily solely yours, and fail to establish a meaningful relationship with your team members?
If your incentive for leadership is a paycheck then you had better reevaluate your career trajectory, because you will ultimately fail as a leader.
Humility is a valuable ingredient in great leaders, for they understand that success is not simply derived from them, but cultivated by them through the ingenuity of a fine tuned team. Just like in a sporting team, one player or coach does not determine the success of the team, but the wholeness of the team working together for the greater good. Good leaders understand and are humbled by the fact that they are only as good as their team.
JFH
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Discipline
One of the most difficult issues that most people struggle with in their life is discipline. Obviously discipline can encompass a lot of different areas of our life, like exercise, time management, education, or ridding ourselves from addictions or substance abuse.
But discipline means that we take ownership over all areas of our life, and make strides to better ourselves one step at a time. Everyone is subject to a vast number of flaws that are only apparent when you get really close to them, while others have flaws that appear as deep cracks in a windshield. But it is each of our responsibility to own our decisions, habits, preferences, addictions, actions, and words.
Today is the day that we take control of the controllable, and stop making excuses for our laziness. Discipline is not how the world sees us, but how we see ourselves with the gifts that we have been given. Each of us have been blessed with inherent gifts, and it is our duty to take ownership through discipline to lay down our fears for the betterment of ourselves and society.
You can make a difference today! Take ownership of your life through discipline.
JFH
But discipline means that we take ownership over all areas of our life, and make strides to better ourselves one step at a time. Everyone is subject to a vast number of flaws that are only apparent when you get really close to them, while others have flaws that appear as deep cracks in a windshield. But it is each of our responsibility to own our decisions, habits, preferences, addictions, actions, and words.
Today is the day that we take control of the controllable, and stop making excuses for our laziness. Discipline is not how the world sees us, but how we see ourselves with the gifts that we have been given. Each of us have been blessed with inherent gifts, and it is our duty to take ownership through discipline to lay down our fears for the betterment of ourselves and society.
You can make a difference today! Take ownership of your life through discipline.
JFH
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