Chapter 9 : Habits
Personal habits represent one of the most important inner secrets of leadership. Your future is created by your habits. Let me give you some essential habits for leadership:
1. Journaling. Keep a learning journal. Everyday, you should write down 3 things you learned.
2. Smile! Disarm the smirks and snarls that you encounter.
Simply smile at them. It’s a powerful weapon in your arsenal. Joy is almost non-existent in modern society. A smile is a window into your joy, and it’s contagious! Be a carrier of joy; your smile releases that joy into your environment.
3. Scheduling. Reread Chapter 8
4. Health. Leaders must take care of their body. If your body breaks down, nothing else will matter. Your body is a vehicle. It will carry all your good ideas, all your dreams and all your skills to success. But, if your body breaks down by the side of the road, nothing will travel one inch further.
5. Respect. Honor is another major deficit in our society.
Honor should always be extended to those people, ideas, and institutions that are worthy. The Bible says respect those who lead you. It is vital to develop a habit of respect toward your mentors, your inspirations, your parents (Honor your father and your mother), and other people and values worthy of respect.
As a leader, commit to developing habits that lead to success. As human beings, we naturally develop habits. That’s not difficult. The secret is found in developing habits that support rather than destroy success.