Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Leadership- Would you rather be a child or an adult?
So for my personal development I have been listening to “Extraordinary Leadership” by Robin Sharma. He has wonderful insight as to what a leader should be and who leaders are.
I love the fact that he says EVERYONE is a leader! Robin Sharma says “if you consume oxygen then you are a leader.” Leadership begins with a dream. Even though that dream might be small at first it will grow as it is nurtured every day. It is important to remember that in order for you to be successful in the things that you do, write down your goals and constantly be looking over them daily. It just takes one small improvement or one small act of kindness daily that will help you define your success and create a better future.
Many people are afraid to stretch out of their comfort zone and grow but usually people are the happiest when they do grow…so why wouldn’t we step out of our comfort zone to be happy? I think fear gets a hold of us and we lose focus of those dreams and goals that we want so badly in life. Our minds are constantly filled with negative thoughts and our direction becomes skewed away from what we were aiming for in the first place.
Robin Sharma does a great job in painting a wonderful picture about how children are the BEST leaders/teachers. I was taken aback by this theory because you think children are inexperienced and have sooo much to learn. It is us, the adults that need to learn more from the children about being a great leader.
Children are always:
- Learning
- Outgoing
- Embrace change
- Love unconditionally
- Understand the importance of building relationships
- Connect easily
These are all important qualities that a leader or each person should have. If you feel that you’re week in one area then strengthen it. Figure out a plan that meets your desires to achieve excellence.
So for me, I choose to be a “child” leader. My goal is to overcome my fear of public speaking and share my passions with others by connecting with new people every day. I will embrace the changes that have come into my life, love those whom I am building relationships with and continually learn new things to better the leader within me.
Leadership begins with you… “what would the child you once were think of the adult you have become today?” Robin Sharma.
