The Power of Positive Leadership: How and Why Positive Leaders Transform Teams and Organizations and Change the World (Jon Gordon)

by Jon Gordon

If you have accountability without love, you won't have real commitment, buy-in, loyalty, passion, or great teamwork.

There's a difference between a carpenter and a craftsman. A carpenter just builds something but a craftsman puts in more time, energy, effort, and care to build a work of art.

Clarity leads to focus and action.

We don't get burned out because of what we do. We get burned out because we forget why we do it.

As a leader, you want to share the organizational purpose with the purpose of inspiring others to join the mission and be on a mission.

It's not the goals that will make you successful.

Instead, it's your commitment to the process, your growth and your purpose that drives you to reach these goals that will determine what you accomplish.

Research clearly shows that true motivation is driven by meaning and purpose rather than extrinsic rewards,

The number one predictor and factor of success is not talent, title, wealth, or appearance. It is grit!

true grit starts with knowing what you truly want.

If you don't love it, you'll never be great at it.

Love powers grit, and it also powers you over fear.

focus on the love of their work, craft, and competition instead of their fear of failing. Fear is draining, but love is sustaining. Fear causes you to worry about what everyone will think if you fail. Love moves you to give your best and not worry about the rest.

The more success you have, the more fear you have because you have more to lose and further to fall.

Failure is a big part of your path to success. It's not your enemy. It is your partner in growth. It doesn't define you; it refines you.

If you are a leader, expect to be attacked. Positive leadership doesn't mean you won't be criticized.