The Mind Of A Leader...

Have you ever wondered what’s “really” in the mind of a Leader?
What? Leadership practices? Growth? Success? Don’t you think
these are just too predictable? How about being a little more
specific then?

For a great Leader, major in the mind would be Reputation,
Originality, and Legacy.

REPUTATION. This pertains to now. To what you are now. The
general estimation of the public on you. It accounts for what you
have done and how could you affect the future. This is about your
public face.

To build a strong reputation does not mean to just break rules; it
does not mean to disregard people; it does not mean to force your
way through… but it also does not mean to be a “yes” man.

“I can not give you the formula for success, but I can give you the
formula for failure which is: try to please everybody.”
- Herbert B. Swoope

To build a strong reputation is to build a good reputation. You are
a Leader because you generally have “followers.” You have
followers not only because of your charisma but because of your
vision that they believe in; because you know what you are doing;
and because they would also get something out of the venture.

A Leader’s good reputation then stems from being given an
opportunity to shine. And with courage, good people skills, and
accurate thinking… everything falls into place.

Once a Leader has built a good reputation, it does not matter what
other people say, for in the end he would have much more
supporters then detractors.

ORIGINALITY. In this case, what is originality “really” all about?
Well, the common understanding of originality is that nobody has
ever thought or done “it” before; that it’s the first of it’s kind.

Well, that’s the general perception, but actually there’s more to it.

“Keep on the look out for novel ideas that others have used
successfully. Your idea has to be original only in it’s adaptation to
the problem you’re working on.” - Thomas A. Edison

Understand that if you just keep looking for ways to be “original”
as how the general public sees it, then you won’t make it big.

Why?

Because you are simply wasting too much time on your search
without any real output. Realize that “originality” comes in different
forms, you just have to let your creative juice flow… originality,
then, will just reveal itself and build up.

This means just keep innovation up… soon, invention will show up.

“I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only
finds that there are many more hills to climb.” - Nelson Mandela

Therefore, do not procrastinate but use time well…
for the perfect moment may never come if you waste the good
that you could have done today.

LEGACY. This is something only truly great Leaders accomplish.
This is when food has been consumed but the savor still lingers.

“Your legacy should be that you made it better than it was
when you got it.” - Lee Iacocca

A legacy is not built overnight as the atomic bomb took time before
it was developed and made known.

So we see, a Leader can only build on a lasting legacy if he has
done something that has great impact on his industry… and it starts
with the organization that he is serving.

Genuine service is then the key.

“Every man takes care that his neighbor does not cheat him but a
day comes when he begins to care that he does not cheat his
neighbor. Then all goes well. He has changed his market cart into
a chariot of the sun.” - THE LAW OF SUCCESS

Serve then… and serve whole-heartedly, that’s what a True Leader
is all about. Once you put your soul into service, your passion will
just carry you to greater opportunities and more success.

Remember… “If the axe is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength
is needed but skill will bring success.” - ECCL. 10:10