Successful Leader is not something you have to be born. It is something we can develop.

How to Become a Successful Leader? 

Good morning, folks! I am Jin with Morning Mindfulness Podcast. Hope your day is terrific! Let’s breathe and smile.

When I was younger, I had a major misconception about successful people. I saw success as study-study-study and then work-work-work. And to some extent it is true. The basic principle was, but the application was not. A lot of people study, but not everybody’s applying the knowledge they received to get desired results. A lot of people are working, but they are just going through motion without much productivity. I am one of them.

So, there’re three points I’d like to make today, that I’ve leaned along the way.

1 – Identify what’s really important in your life. You may love your job, but I doubt that a dream for majority of people was to do what they do. Most likely the dream has something to do with home and family.

2 – Choose the right vehicle. Most likely, there are different ways to achieve what you like. Some are faster, some are slower. Don’t get hung up on what you currently do. Find your strength. Play to your strength.

Einstein said, “If you judge the fish by its ability to climb trees, it will die thinking it is stupid.” When people tell me, “That’s all I can do!” I don’t believe them. But it’s their choice. Oh well, I made poor choices too. That’s why I qualify to speak.
It takes honesty and effort to discover and accept our strengths and weaknesses. And it may not be what we think.

3 – Become a leader. Yes, your own leader. We have to lead ourselves. We have to develop a self-discipline and go to work. Every day. How much? That depends on the type of vehicle we choose to take us to our dreams. And, of course, are we able to stay within our strength zone?

Hope that makes sense.

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PEACE!
Jin

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