Becoming
Your Best
The
12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders
1.
Be True To Your
Character
Reflection:
Character is built as it is tested, tried, and refined over time through
adversity and challenges. It is having the courage to stand tall and true to
others and to yourself; to be unmoving in the face of adversity. Being
true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship
a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a
shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for
guidance every day. Never give up. And most importantly, be true to yourself.
Write from your heart, in your own voice, and about what you believe in. Everyone
wants to belong, or be a part of something bigger than themselves, but it's
important to follow your heart and be true to yourself in the process.
Quote: “Real beauty is to be true to
oneself. That's what makes me feel good.” – Laetitia Casta
To
Apply This New Principle I Am Going To Try My Best To Achieve It And Try my
Hardest To Be True To My Self.
2.
Use Your Imagination
1.
Reflection: Using your imagination shows how far your mind has developed and
what you are able to create in your mind. An imagination is something unique in
everyone because everyone creates different visuals, scenarios, and picture in
their mind. Imagination falls under the creation category, because when you are
imagining you are making things up, in other words creating things in your mind
from scratch. Every human being is capable of imagining and creating something
and that only shows how smart and what the human mind is able to create in a
short amount of time. To imagine is something cool because you can imagine a
lot of fun, good things in the brain and in other words you can create
something artistic. When someone
imagines something it just shows what they are capable of making in their mind
and what they can do without them knowing they can.
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Quote: “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” –
Albert Einstein
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In order to apply this principle I will use my imagination more in a positive
way and just create.
4.
Never Give Up
1.
Reflection: To not give up on certain things takes courage and a lot of guts,
because as the road grows longer and more narrow there is going to be
milestones to cross to finish what you started. In life things get hard and no
one said it was ever going to be easy because sometimes life throws us hard
tasks that sometimes will cause us to give up. To me never giving up is
important because why give up on something you’ve been working hard for your
whole life, it is not worth it and it will be a simple loss of time. To not
give up takes courage because things in life do get hard, transitioning from a
teenager to an adult is hard and many will pull the plug, give up, and say “I’m
not ready” which should not be the case. In everyone’s life transitioning from
time to time is difficult because that is what you have been accustomed to and
in reality no one likes change because it takes you out of your comfort zone.
To never give up means to trying your hardest and performing in the most best
way possible to get what you want. To not give up takes courage and a lot of
thinking and thought process because those decisions can affect your life in
the future so it is important to be wise about it.
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Quote: “Never give up, and be confident in what you do. There may be tough
times, but the difficulties which you face will make you more determined to
achieve your objectives and to win against all the odds.”-Marta
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to apply this I will put my best in anything and I do and remember to stay
determined because after the rain comes the sun and everything will be worth
it.
5.
Find Peace & Balance
1. Reflection: Inner peace and balance are very
useful and important for everyone. They are highly valued by most people, but
few possess them. However, everyone can develop them, some more and some less.
You become calm and relaxed, and therefore, more efficient in whatever you do. You
gain inner strength that protects you from being adversely affected by what
people say or do, and the ability to function and be in control in difficult
situations. The presence of inner peace and balance in your life means that you
possess common sense and good judgment, and that the outside world cannot shake
your inner world. In addition, you have a handle on the various elements in
your life and don’t feel that your heart or mind are being pulled too hard in
any direction. More often than not, you feel calm, grounded, clear-headed, and
motivated. The elements in life that require the most balancing can be divided
into two categories: internal and external. Oftentimes, people focus on one
more than the other. All in all it does not matter on which one you focus on as
long as you find your peace and balance.
2. Quote. “Happiness is not a matter of intensity but
of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.” – Thomas Merton
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4. To apply this I will try to find peace and balance
in everything I do and focus on more positive things.
6.
Live The Golden Rule
1.
Reflection: The golden rule is endorsed by all the great world religions;
Jesus, Hillel, and Confucius used it to summarize their ethical teachings. And
for many centuries the idea has been influential among people of very diverse
cultures. These facts suggest that the golden rule may be an important moral
truth. The golden rule is best interpreted as saying: "Treat others only
as you consent to being treated in the same situation." To apply it, you'd
imagine yourself on the receiving end of the action in the exact place of the
other person (which includes having the other person's likes and dislikes). If
you act in a given way toward another, and yet are unwilling to be treated that
way in the same circumstances, then you violate the rule. The
golden rule is best seen as a consistency principle. It doesn't replace regular
moral norms. It isn't an infallible guide on which actions are right or wrong;
it doesn't give all the answers. It only prescribes consistency -- that we not
have our actions (toward another) be out of harmony with our desires (toward a
reversed situation action). It tests our moral coherence. If we violate the
golden rule, then we're violating the spirit of fairness and concern that lie
at the heart of morality.
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Quote: “Golden rule of life: never underestimate your rivals.” – Sid Waddell
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I will aply this rule into my life by treating others the way they want to be
treated despite if they are being wrong or right. Everyone wants to be treated
with respect and with kindness.
7.
Building and maintain trust
1.
Reflection: Trust is number one in relationships it is number one when it comes
to anything. In order for you to be friends with someone or know someone there
has to be a trust boundary set. If you cannot trust someone then nothing can
form out of there. Trust is a crucial thing when it comes to relationships
because without it there is nothing. When there is no trust in a relationship a
lot of animosity can form and that is not health. All in all, Trust is
fundamental to life. If you cannot trust in anything, life becomes
intolerable—a constant battle against paranoia and looming disaster. You can’t
have relationships without trust, let alone good ones. Intimacy depends on it.
2. Quote: “Trust is the glue of life. It's the most
essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational
principle that holds all relationships.” – Stephen Covey
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4. To apply this principle I will try harder in my
friendships and relationships, and will learn how to trust more.
8.
Quick to listen, slow to wrath
1.
Reflection: Before getting mad someone should take into consideration to listen
to what the other person is going to say, and let them explain themselves. When
someone gets mad and does not let the other person explain their side of the
story that is not right and you are not giving the other person a fair chance.
It is always nice to let the other person speak and not let your emotions get
all tied up and cause any animosity within you and that person. To listen is
one of the greatest things a person can do because that means you are
communicating and talking things out instead of getting mad and just leaving it
on bad terms. Communication is key in everything and without communication you
have nothing , and the problems will never go away.
2. Quote: James 1:19 - Wherefore, my beloved
brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
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4. I will apply this to my everyday life by communicating
more when I am upset and working things out with my friends, and family.
9.
Lead with vision
1. Reflection: The key elements of leadership are the ability to create a vision,
then to lead people towards its fulfillment. Leaders look for new opportunities
or different ways to foster growth. Leaders find the new and look to the
future, building on but not resting on current success. Good leaders also look
for differences and opportunities, rather than necessarily taking the most
obvious or popular route. However, there is no point in being a visionary
leader if your followers can’t follow, no matter how enthusiastic they might
be. This is where the importance of bridge building lies, as an essential
complement to vision.
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Quote: “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” – Warren Bennis
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I will apply this to my life by seeing life in a new perspective and setting
visions and goals like I have been doing.
11.
Do What Matters Most
1.
Reflection: To do what matters most if an essential thing that everyone should
be able to do because you always want to do what’s important first and then do
the other things that are least important. To do what matters most means that
you know how to prioritize, and focus on what is most important. When you do
what matters most you feel more accomplished because you did what was most
important than doing what is not so important or matters the most. Also in
order to change your life or make any life changing decision you need to do
what matters the most and what is worth doing because if you do not, nothing
will change. To do what matters most means that you are a responsible person
and that you know what you’re doing with your decisions. Always placing what is
most important first is a great way to show that you are responsible, and are maturing as a person.
2. Quote: “I think there are certain business matters
which we must now conduct differently than we used to.” – Vince McMahon
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4. I will apply this principle by putting important
things first and the less important behind it.
12. Be
Accountable
1. Reflection:
To be accountable means that you hold all the liability when something happens.
When someone is accountable they are trustworthy people because they will own
up to whatever they have caused and admit to it. Being accountable has its pros
and cons but it is a good thing to tell the truth when needed to. When someone
is accountable some people will think its bad because they tell the truth and don’t
lie and that can be a threat to others for many reasons. One reason is because
they know they will not get away with anything bad that they did along with the
accountable person because the truth will come out. One good thing about being
accountable is that you do not blame others for your actions and you take it as it is and do not lie about
what you did. An accountable person also deals with the consequences and owns
up to anything and everything. All in all being accountable is a good thing
even if others do not agree with you being responsibility and your heart says It
is the right thing then be proud and own it.
2. Quote: “Most of all, be honest with yourself and make sure those in
political office, our so called public servants, are being honest, holding them
accountable for their actions!” – David Pratt
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4. I Will apply this principle by always being accountable
and liable for whatever I do.
