Getting Better – Page 3 – My Journey to Me

Leadership Defined

November 4, 2011January 13, 2013 My Journey to Me-The Discovery

The other day, I was reading a Facebook post praising a mentor of mine. I agreed wholeheartedly with the post and wanted to add my two cents. I began to compose a comment saying how I learned more from watching what he did than from what he told me to do. And it hit me…..a leader is someone who models behavior that people follow. And it hit me again…..I am a leader.

You see, my definition of leader was narrow. To me, a leader was a person who had been to a place or achieved a goal he was leading people to. The old “I’ve been to the top of Mt. Everest so I know the terrain and can lead you there” definition. Since I have goals I have not achieved, I didn’t see myself as a leader. After all, what “terrain” did I know? Why would people follow me down a road I know nothing about? Continue reading “Leadership Defined” →

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Still Learning After All These Years

November 2, 2011August 1, 2018 My Journey to Me-The Discovery

I’ve been going through some tough times lately. I’ve felt like I was drowning. Very often, I felt like sitting in the middle of the floor and doing nothing. . . forever. I wanted to give up on my dreams. But I didn’t. I kept going even though I didn’t see any end and I learned some life lessons as I went along.

1. Attitude is everything. I know you have heard that saying before. But during my trials, I truly realized attitude is not everything, it is the thing. How you respond to any given situation is a choice which can make you or break you. I decided to have a positive attitude. I reminded daily myself that my trials were temporary and I spoke about them as being temporary to the people I confided in. Continue reading “Still Learning After All These Years” →

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It’s Hard To See The Picture When You Are In The Frame

November 1, 2011December 2, 2012 My Journey to Me-The Discovery

It’s August….the heat has let up for now….it’s not raining today… Whatever the reason, I thought I would do some self-assessment this week. If you read my blogs, you know I believe self-improvement is critical in anyone’s life. You know I read motivating books and magazines, and listen to positive tapes. (if you don’t know, you can click Books on Personal Development in the top Menu).

Recently, I attended a leadership boot camp. For my company, boot camp means honest talk and guidance to get you to the next level in your personal development; to get you out of your comfort zone so you will become a better person, a better leader. As Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workweek, says, “The most important actions are never comfortable.” Continue reading “It’s Hard To See The Picture When You Are In The Frame” →

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Words of Wisdom

November 1, 2011 My Journey to Me-The Discovery

The other day I was thinking (yes, I still think) about some of the “words of wisdom” I have read or heard that I find continuously and positively influence me. I remember these things when the road in my life gets rocky and when situations don’t work out the way I thought. I really lean on them when I start to second guess myself and feel I should “conform to the norm” and not do what’s right for me.

I don’t remember where I read or heard all of these “words of wisdom”. But for the ones I do, I will let you know. Here goes: Continue reading “Words of Wisdom” →