He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. ~ Lao Tzo
You do know that learning
no longer ends when you finish school or take your last exam? As a leader, you must commit to a life time of learning. And, if you consider yourself a leader, an expert, a specialist, on or off social media, then you must know that before you lead others you must lead yourself. Many leaders never really lead as much as they say they do, but they, of course, take credit for the good... and dish out
blame for the bad.
However, sooner or later, you'll discover that leadership is more about who you are than what you do. Leadership of others begins with your internal leadership... yes, your internal leadership. You must fill up your cup before leading someone else... otherwise it'll just be the blind leading the blind. If you want
to continue to grow you must continue developing yourself toward what you want to be as a human being.
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I'm talking about self-awareness. Self-awareness provides you with the tools to
achieve your goals in your personal life, at work, with family and friends, in the community and with other social relationships. Here are three tips to help you know yourself better and become the role model you need to be for those who look to you as a leader.
Very often, we're surrounded with noise all
day long and we keep moving from one task to the other without taking a
break to think, to reflect or to undertake a detailed examination of our own feelings. But all these things really do require silence. And, even in our busy lives, we just cannot underestimate the importance of silence in our daily lives.
Here are some ways silence can benefit our lives.
- Silence gives your mind space for introspection
- Silence helps you to build awareness about your innermost thoughts
- Silence brings clarity to thought
- The clarity of silence gives you time to make wise choices
- Wise choices will ultimately lead to a beautiful life
