Do You Have What It Takes? (Ep. 1)

“Everywhere you go, every person you encounter, every experience you have is pretty much a product of leadership or lack thereof.” Mo

 

Question: How did you get started on the leadership journey? 

Answer: by understanding the different types of leaders.

• Mentors
  • John Maxwell - Reading, 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership 
  • Kevin Kobb - Personal investment 

 

Question: In what ways have you been intentional about staying on the journey? 

Answer: After you understand the different types of leaders you need to understand the leadership lens.  

• Leaders do two actions really well
  • Create leaders
  • Create teams

 

It’s not about just spending time with people, it’s about investing in others. 

 

Reflection Question: How do you feel about the intentionality in your time with others. Are you putting intentional time into others? 

 

All leaders have to do things they don’t feel like doing. 

 

Question: How does someone become intentional about shifting their feelings and wanting to be intentional with people? 

Answer: By understanding next level thinking.  

 

• “We as leaders need to engage in  next level thinking.” Dr. Lem Usita
• Leadership is not complicated, it is simple. However, that does not mean it is easy. 
• “Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less.” John Maxwell

 

Starting out the right way: What does being intentional and starting the right way look like in 2021?

 

• Do you have a plan? 

1. 1. Not an idea or a wish, but an actual plan? Most people don’t. 
   2. “Everybody has a plan until you get punched in the mouth.” Mike Tyson
   3. By having a plan you give yourself the best chance. 
   4. “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.” John Wooden

 

Question: How do you make a plan? 

• The first step in making a plan is SETTING GOALS. You have to decide where you are going, (What is the goal?, Where do I want to end up?) in order to make a plan to get there. 
• Dreams don’t become goals until you put them on paper. 

 

Reflection Question: Are you setting the goals? Where do you want to end up? 

 

Question: How do you know what goals to set? 

Answer: Effective goal setting comes down to asking yourself more questions. You have to set aside time to reflect and be honest with yourself about two things:

 

1. New stuff - What new stuff have I been meaning to do that I am actually going to commit to doing in 2021?
2. Old stuff - What old stuff have I been doing that I need to quit doing?

• • • Bob Goff says that most of us need to learn how to quit things that we need to quit, and be free from them so it doesn’t bring us down and bring negative connotation to the rest of our lives.

 

Procrastination is one of the killers of being an effective leader and a person of influence. 

• Principles from “eat that frog” to do the hard thing first, instead of setting aside

 

2.   “Do you have what it takes?”

 

• Do you have what it takes - Internally?
  • You need to do the things that others won’t do, so you can have the things that others won’t have. 
  • Perseverance and grit
    • Angela Duckworth, Grit - Talent isn’t enough. 

 

• Do you have what it takes - Externally?
  • Accountability structure - Who are the men and women speaking into your life? 
  • Your reading list - Who are the authors that are going to influence you this year?
    • Leaders are readers. 
    • There is no secret to success. The secret to success has been written in every book that’s ever been made. 

 

Mo’s Final Thoughts: Wherever you are at in the leadership journey out there take the next step. You need to make sure you are putting in the time because nobody cares about your journey like you do. 

 

Put in the time. Remember you want to understand your leadership lens. You need to start viewing things with the lens of a leader. Everything that you see needs to be seen through the lens of leadership

 

What does it mean for you to have next level leadership? 

 

You can do it out there! 

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