Great teachers and great leaders have some qualities that make them great teachers. Today I will talk about three of those qualities.

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3 Qualities of Great Teachers: 

Good morning, folks! I am Jin with Morning Mindfulness Podcast. Hope you’re having a terrific day! Let’s breathe and smile.

Yesterday I started talking about being a good leader. Today I will talk about teachers. And I had some really great ones. Martial art, yoga, music and meditation teachers, business coaches. And I think principles I’ve learned from people like John Maxwell, who is also an amazing leadership teacher, can apply to any any area of life.

I remember coming to meditation music lesson with the world’s renowned teacher, and I had a very simple piece to work on.
“Have you played it”, he asked.
“I have. But I still have to work a lot on it.”
“I do too,” he siad. “Let’s do it together.”

Same with my martial art teacher. Five hours of training a day every day for many years. Not even once he slowed down, even though he was significantly older than me.

So these are 3 things I’ve observed in good leaders or teachers.

1 – They’ve done what they are talking about. This is teaching from experience, not from books. John Maxwell said, never speak on electives in your life. Only speak about what you live.

2 – They never stop learning. Teachers understands better than anybody, that there’s no limit to learning. And they are not afraid to admit it publicly. Good teachers learn from their students, since teaching is just another level of learning.

3 – No matter how good they are, they are not on the top of the mountain. Teacher is a guide, not just a hiker. Good teacher is meeting people and connecting with them at their level, and then they walk together. Does it make sense?

Here’s a book I really recommend! Get it! You can get a FREE audio book!

“The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” by John Maxwell

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Jin

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