"Leadership is influence."
Today's message is an excerpt from our book, Your Daily Mental Vitamin. Consider these laws of leaders. Remember, no matter what your station in life, YOU ARE A LEADER!
LAW #1 - REPUTATION CULTIVATION
* Find the way to make good on all commitments. Form this belief: A commitment made is a debt unpaid. Goals are set to be met. Therefore, make good on all your goals throughout the year.
LAW #2 - WINNING
* Surround yourself with winners. Whether it's in business or your personal life, be determined to engage with people who know where they are going.
LAW #3 - RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
* Encourage all of your friends and associates. Be known as an encourager. Help others believe the best about themselves; you will help them move toward a successful future.
LAW #4 - EFFECTIVENESS
* Never confuse activity with accomplishment. A person walking around in circles is working just as hard as the person going down the street - one is getting dizzy, the other is going somewhere.
LAW #5 - MAXIMIZATION
* Consistently monitor and measure those few things that matter -- what matters will improve. In everything you do, know the score, keep the score and the score will improve.
LAW #6 - PERSONAL GROWTH
* Read and inwardly digest one book each month. Feed the mind as you feed the body. Leaders are readers and readers are leaders.
LAW #7 - LONGEVITY
* Enjoy the rewards that can be yours by focusing on and excelling in the things you can control. Work on those things you can control. Strive to have peace with those things you can't control.
We encourage you to think and act according to these laws of leaders.
