Category: Inner Strength

Control

#Beingaleader does not mean you are in control. Control is an illusion. If you think otherwise, you are probably delusional. And you probably have less control than you think. You can't control your team, your project's outcome or how people react to you. #Beingaleader does not mean you can control your team. You can do … Continue reading Control →

Testing

#Beingaleader means that you will go through testing. Physical testing. Testing by pressure. Spiritual testing. #Beingaleader means that you will experience physical testing: about your abilities and stamina. By the very nature of #Beingaleader, you will have your abilities and stamina tested. Are you able to take what you've learned in one circumstance and apply … Continue reading Testing →

Adapt

#Beingaleader means you have to adapt. Become adjusted to new conditions. Make changes on the fly. And recognize that while you are adapting to your own new things so too must you adapt to the changes that others are experiencing on your team. #Beingaleader means you have to adjust to new conditions. Things change. All … Continue reading Adapt →

Unstoppable

#Beingaleader means you are unstoppable. In forward progress. In desire to achieve. In conviction. #Beingaleader means you have unstoppable forward progress. A leader is always moving. You just can't keep them down for long. Maybe two steps back but always three steps forward.  Always forward progress. Thinking ahead. Taking steps. Pushing forward. #Beingaleader means you … Continue reading Unstoppable →

Remember to Lead you

#Beingaleader means you need to remember to lead you. I started out writing my blog (see https://beingaleader.blog/2019/01/08/leading-you/) on the topic of Leading you. Specifically, I touched on learning from others. You should continue to do so. But you also have to learn from you. Your past experience. Mistakes you've made. Things you got right. Keep … Continue reading Remember to Lead you →

Teacher

#Beingaleader means you are a teacher. People will listen to what you have to say. Follow your example. And strive for things you determine to be important. #Beingaleader means that people will listen to what you have to say. Be careful what you say. Your words should be measured. Congratulatory when earned. Encouraging when needed. … Continue reading Teacher →

Peacemaker

#Beingaleader means you need to be a peacemaker. For your team. Within your team. With others. #Beingaleader means you need to be a peacemaker for your team. If there is someone who needs to 'take the hit' it should be you as the leader. You should protect your team from all enemies, 'foreign and domestic' … Continue reading Peacemaker →

Pain

#Beingaleader means you have to endure pain. Emotional. Mental. From internal and external sources. Pain seems to be part of the job. The more you recognize that fact the better prepared you will be to handle it when it happens. Emotional pain is the type of pain that comes from the people who love us … Continue reading Pain →

Overwhelmed

#Beingaleader means you are often overwhelmed. Sometimes you just feel it. Other times you actually are. Overwhelmed with pressure, deadlines, crises, decisions, finances, and life in general. It is important to understand that you will have times and days like that. Recognize it. Deal with it. #Beingaleader means you sometimes are overwhelmed. Schedules. Demands from … Continue reading Overwhelmed →

Bold

#Beingaleader means you need to be bold. Being bold means you take risks, are confident and have courage. #Beingaleader means you take risks. Being bold requires you to see challenges as opportunities, hurdles as stepping stones and obstacles as exercise. Too many say "think outside the box". Instead, I say "blow up the box". Stop … Continue reading Bold →

Resilient

#Beingaleader means you need to be resilient. Resilient is defined as the ability to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions. Difficult people. Difficult circumstances. Difficult emotions. #Beingaleader means you have to deal with difficult people. They seem to be everywhere. People you bump into. People on your team. Above you. Below you. We work … Continue reading Resilient →

Discord or Discourse

#Beingaleader means you need to make a decision whether you will participate in discord or discourse. Too many leaders make the wrong decision. As a result, they use their influence to sow discord rather than encourage civil discourse. By discord, I mean creating an environment where opinion becomes fact and one's opinion is greater or … Continue reading Discord or Discourse →

Impact

#Beingaleader means you have impact. Known and unknown. Close and far reaching. Generational. To me it's sad that we often only hear of the impact someone had on another person's life at the funeral of the first person. Regardless, the impact was there. The person might not have even known that they had that impact … Continue reading Impact →

For Such a Time

#Beingaleader means you are in a leadership position for such a time as this. Are you prepared to handle the moment? This is the moment to rise up. To give direction. To lead. To figure out things that others cannot or will not figure out. To move into action while others are paralyzed. You have … Continue reading For Such a Time →

Forgotten

#Beingaleader means that sometimes you feel forgotten. Alone. Left alone. On your own. Even worse: sometimes you actually are forgotten by others. And yet you continue to lead. Continue to pursue the goal. #Beingaleader means you often live there. In that moment when you are working hard, even accomplishing your goals, but nobody notices or … Continue reading Forgotten →

Unfinished

#Beingaleader means you are unfinished as a leader and will always be unfinished. You will never reach completion on this side of eternity. Always improving. Getting better. Content but not satisfied. If you don't know how to lead the way you want to today, you have an opportunity to continue to grow. Sometimes we can … Continue reading Unfinished →

Significance

#Beingaleader means you need to know where you significance comes from and where it does not come from. If it comes from the wrong place it will not last. It will not be real. Many leaders find their significance in their accomplishments. They seek glory from what they have done. They look upon what feat … Continue reading Significance →

Failure

#Beingaleader means you will fail. At some point in time. Likely at many points. It's just part of the journey you've been called to as a leader. Sometimes it's an actual failure. Sometimes it just feels like a failure. Either one can be devastating to you, to others or to the project. And it's unavoidable. … Continue reading Failure →

Crisis

#Beingaleader means you have to deal with crisis. Yours and others. The actual crisis and the emotional impact that it brings. The ones that you created and the ones that just happen to you. How you deal with crisis will determine your leadership impact and potentially your longevity as a leader. At the current moment, … Continue reading Crisis →

Togetherness

#Beingaleader means you do things together with others. A group of people. A team. It usually presupposes some level of connection and proximity to others. Meetings. Gatherings. Impromptu check ins. For most of us it required physical presence for many of these tasks. Or at least we thought it did. There are different levels of … Continue reading Togetherness →

Alone

#Beingaleader means you are often alone. Even in a group or crowd. This can occur for numerous reasons. Often it is because you see things differently than others. Have different goals. Different motivations. You see life differently. You often have to inspire others while trying to motivate yourself in the same circumstances. While you may … Continue reading Alone →

Flexible

#Beingaleader means you have to be flexible. The level of flexibility depends on your level of leadership and the current status of your project or circumstances surrounding you. During the current Covid-19 pandemic, we have to learn to be flexible or show the level of flexibility we already have. Budgets change. Staffing changes. Timing changes. … Continue reading Flexible →

Continued Trust

#Beingaleader means you need to have the trust of your people. I have written about this before. See https://wordpress.com/block-editor/post/beingaleader.blog/133. However, it bears repeating in a time of crisis. Whether national, business or family. So many decisions that are made are either followed or scorned based upon the level of trust someone has in their leadership. … Continue reading Continued Trust →

Struggle

#Beingaleader means you will struggle. With time pressure. Stress. People. Communication. Personal issues. Identity. Confidence. Maybe depression. With a lot of things. Most of the definitions I found of the word struggle were negative in connotation. But I think that struggle is part of fighting for what you want. Overcoming obstacles. Even striving to go … Continue reading Struggle →

Patience

#Beingaleader means you know the old adage "never pray for patience." However, without patience, you will not succeed at #beingaleader. You will push people away, alienate team members, and likely, in the end, irreparably blow up your team or project. Patience is defined as "the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without … Continue reading Patience →

SHIELD

I need to revisit a topic that I touched on earlier as it's a topic that people can debate on but it's also a critical test of your character that #beingaleader requires you to pass. #Beingaleader means you sometimes are a shield for your team. Shielding them from attack and criticism that would weigh them … Continue reading SHIELD →

Belief Breakthrough

Belief breakthrough is crucial to #beingaleader. I am defining belief breakthrough as identifying and changing those things you believe about yourself or your situation that keep you from achieving what you want to achieve. You must constantly be challenging and re-evaluating the beliefs you have in order to make steps towards your goal. #Beingaleader means … Continue reading Belief Breakthrough →

Greatness

#Beingaleader means you can see the greatness in others. Usually before they do. It is a skill to work on and perfect. To practice on those around you. To call them out to be better then they currently are or to help them see what's already there. #Beingaleader means you are able to see this … Continue reading Greatness →

Keep Going

#Beingaleader means you get tired. Keep going. I've touched on this topic before but it's forefront in my mind. My month has been full of funerals/memorial services. Sometimes you just get tired of it all and want to quit. Is it really worth it? Keep going. Press through. The darkness will dissipate. God's mercies are … Continue reading Keep Going →

Stress

#Beingaleader means you live in a world of stress (defined as a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.) Changing circumstances. Pace of life. Unforeseen issues. Volume of issues. Loudness of the questions. All of these can lead to stress. How you handle it will show how … Continue reading Stress →

Lead Something

#Beingaleader means you lead. Something. All the time. Small. Big. It doesn't really matter. You hone your skill in the doing. There is no substitute for this action. Reading and listening to the advice of others are important and good and can give you examples of how you should do things. But you learn more … Continue reading Lead Something →