Reflections on Leadership

Leadership is not about being bigger than your surroundings. It is about the size of the influence you have where you stand. Do you act like a lighthouse or a silo? Learn more leadership development tools and tips at www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com

Have you set a theme for your next project? Stuck? Pick one value, one skill, and one aspiration. Thanks for listening, please share with others, and leave us a review. www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com

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What makes you unique? Ask people: "I'm working on my personal development, and my coach is insisting I ask ten people, so at the risk of sounding arrogant, what do you think makes me unique? First thought is best. Don't worry about offending or flattering me." www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com Like this show? Subscribe and share. If Reflections on Leadership is helpful to you, leave a five star review, and if your listening on Anchor.fm, consider a donation to help make the show even better. Go, advance confidently in the direction of your dreams and help others along the way.

Instead of looking for it - secretly provide it to others. www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com

This episode of Reflections on Leadership, recorded on November 4, 2018 , revisits a post first written on November 4, 2008. See if you can recognize what changes and what has remained the same. Either way, this year, and every year, vote. It is the self-leadership each citizen must exercise. For more essays like this, read, "So, I've Been Thinking" the first of three volumes in the leadership essays series, available on Amazon => https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1728847052/ For more information on Karl Bimshas, visit www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com If you haven't already, please subscribe to this show wherever you listen to your podcasts, and if you enjoy these episodes, leave a review. It really helps. Thank you, lead well.

Pay attention to how often your here "I can't until ..." Better to use, "I won't unless ..." Unless" creates options. "Until" limits choice. "Can't" is abdicating while "Won't" is ownership. www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com

There's really only one person who matters who has to think you're amazing, and that's you. www.karlbimshasconsulting.com

You can lower your expectations and never feel disappointment, or you can raise your expectations and manage your disappointments… like an adult. www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com

When you are discerning, you create a set of standards for yourself. www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com