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Terrie Wurzbacher

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Personal Initiative

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More on the Qualities of a Successful Leader

You’ll remember in our post on the qualities of a successful leader, the first one was “personal initiative”.

I’d like to ask you what you’ve done, if anything, with that list and especially with the first quality.

You see, if you haven’t done anything except perhaps read the list, then either you think you have all the qualities already or you do not have much personal initiative. I’m not trying to get anyone riled up. I’m just trying to have you examine yourselves.

If you even printed out the list of qualities, that’s a step forward because that is taking the initiative. You know that if you didn’t print it out, in a few days you’d forget the post and finding it again would probably slip your mind.

Why don’t you print it out now, tape it to your computer or to a wall that you frequently look at. And consider this. Open up a journal either on the computer or on paper (you could even use the Gratitude Journal for that). Write down all the qualities on a separate page – then each day take a look at that quality and see how it applies to your current life and then how you would like it to apply.

You’ll be surprised at how your life changes bit by bit, day by day. You will absorb more of these qualities, you’ll be examining the world around you to see how others exemplify the qualities, and you’ll spot new opportunities for you to change the way you act.

Try this for a week. Take that initiative….See what happens. Write it down! Then tell us about it. Send an e-mail, write a comment. Change your life.

You’ll be glad you did. Remember to pick up and install the Gratitude Journal – your success will be multiplied many times over if you incorporate gratitude into your every day life.

Terrie

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Inspire & Motivate Others

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More on the Qualities of Leadership – The Motive To Inspire

Here’s the second and third quality of leadership:

* The adoption of a definite major purpose.
* A motive to inspire continuous action in pursuit of a definite major purpose.

There’s plenty of posts recently on the definite major purpose and I recommend you search for that subject and review it. Your “definite major purpose” is not just a goal. It’s something that’s your passion, your life – it’s what you want to use to make a mark on the world!

Once you have that definite major purpose, what do you do with it? Do you talk to others about that? Do you become passionate in your conversation? Do you inspire them to want to know more?

Why not? How are you going to achieve your definite major purpose by yourself? My definite major purpose was to become a doctor. When I was 4 I decided I wanted to become a doctor. There was no doubt in my mind. I told everyone I knew. When they said “oh you mean a nurse” I made certain to correct them.

And when I initially wasn’t accepted into medical school my determination did NOT waiver. Maybe it was persistence as some have said but more likely it was because I “knew” no other definite major purpose. I wanted to care for sick people but to be able to do something to ease their discomfort. I despise being or feeling helpless – so the way to do that was to become a doctor. I never wavered and eventually got in to medical school.

The reasons why it was right for me NOT to be accepted initially would fill a book (and one I should write) but I won’t go into that here. Bottom line was that I got in and became a doctor.

But you know what? I achieved my definite major purpose but the day I graduated I had this sensation “Is that all there is?” That’s because I had not refined my definite major purpose to know what I was supposed to do once I became a doctor. That is the most important lesson I could impart. And if you read about the definite major purpose you’ll see that you should be extremely detailed – you should take your time to refine your aim. You need to solidify it.

Then you need to get people on board! That’s the inspiration and motivation.

Whenever I’ve wanted to make changes in my ERs or any of my assignments, I’ve had much greater success when I’ve decided what needs to be done and then solicited help from everyone involved. I had to get them onboard or there wouldn’t be any reason for them to support the change (or me). Then things take on a life of their own and the people make it happen.

Think about how this has or can apply in your life. Tell us about it!

Terrie

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Qualities of a Successful Leader

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Qualities of a Successful Leader
by Napoleon Hill

Personal initiative heads the list of qualities a successful leader must possess.

These qualities are:

    * Personal initiative

    * The adoption of a definite major purpose.

    * A motive to inspire continuous action in pursuit of a definite major purpose.

    * A master mind alliance through which you may acquire the power to attain your definite purpose.

    * Self-reliance in proportion to the scope and object of your major purpose.

    * Self-discipline sufficient to insure mastery of the head and the heart, and to sustain your motives until they have been realized.

    * Persistence, based on the will to win.

    * A well-developed imagination, controlled and directed.

    * The habit of reaching definite and prompt decisions.

    * The habit of basing opinions on known facts instead of relying on guesswork.

    * The habit of going the extra mile.

    * The capacity to generate enthusiasm at will, and to control it.

    * A well-developed sense of details.

    * The capacity to take criticism without resentment.

    * Familiarity with the ten basic motives that inspire all human action.

    * The capacity to concentrate your full attention upon one task at a time.

    * Willingness to accept full responsibility for the mistakes of subordinates.

    * The habit of recognizing the merits and abilities of others.

    * A positive mental attitude at all times.

    * The habit of assuming full responsibility for any job or task undertaken.

    * The capacity for applied faith.

    * Patience with subordinates and associates.

    * The habit of following through with any task once begun.

    * The habit of emphasizing thoroughness instead of speed.

    * Dependability, the only requirement of leadership that can be stated with one word – but no less important to success on that account.

There are qualities of minor importance which leadership in many fields of endeavor may require, but those listed above are on the must list of all able leaders. Measure any successful leader by the list and observe how many of the traits he applies, although he may do so unconsciously.

Source: PMA Science of Success Course. Pgs. 201-203.

Terrie

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No One Drifts To Success

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No One Drifts to Success

You can predict someone’s future by asking them one question: “What is your one definite purpose in life – and what plans have you to attain it?”

If the response is something like “I’d really like to be happy and successful”, you can be sure that this person will not be the next big success.

Why? Because there is no specific goal, no definite purpose. Remember we’ve talked repeatedly aboutt he fact that you need to ASK for what you want, not just wish for something vague. You have to be SPECIFIC in your ASKING.

You must decide exactly what your goal is and lay out the steps by which you intend to achieve it.

If you act with a purpose and a plan, you’ll attract opportunities! The universe can’t give you what you want if you don’t know what you want (and therefore can’t ask for it. Remember how we’ve also talked about you “placing your order” with the Universe like you do from a catalog).

Only with a definiteness of purpose will you be able to overcome the defeats and advestities that will stand in your way.

You also have to build your success by helping others achieve their success whenever you can.

Stop drifting. Decide on a definite goal. Write it down. Commit it to memory. Decide exactly how you plan to achieve it. Then begin by putting the plan into action immediately.

Your future is what you make it. Decide on what it will be!

Reference: Napoleon Hill’s “A Year of Growing Rich. 52 Steps to Achieving Life’s Rewards.”

Are you writing down your definite purpose right now? You should be. Consider posting it here for all to see.

Terrie