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Leadership is about leveraging hard times and using them to your advantage. Actually seeing obstacles as blessings in disguise. It takes practice to think like that. But I know you’ll get there, Blake. I’m confident of that.”
Persistence and patience. Two extraordinary leadership virtues to get you through challenging and change-rich times.
One of my personal commitments is to be surrounded with only good, passionate, and positive
people who make me feel happy.
The main business of business is to connect with—and add value to—people. That’s such an extremely important point to remember as you build out your career—and craft a richly rewarding life.”
others win. And part of that is doing all you can do to build a high-performance culture within your organization.
And so part of your job now becomes unleashing the greatness in people who’ve never seen the greatness within themselves,”
And once your teammates see you starting to support them, they will reciprocate. The law of reciprocity is one of the most powerful of all the laws that run human relationships.
When you genuinely help others, they will do anything to genuinely help you. When you show up fully for a teammate, that teammate will show up fully for you. It’s just human nature at play. Make others successful, and they’ll make
you successful. But before someone will lend you a hand, you mus...
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Leading by example is one of the most powerful tools for positively influencing change in other people.
If you’re really serious about winning in business, become a walking, talking, living, breathing hub radiating positive energy, excellence, and kindness to every person you are fortunate enough to help.”
And always remember that people love doing business with people they like.”
But here’s the truth, my friend: having fun while you do great work will help you boost your productivity.
Be awesomely nice. Being nice isn’t being weak. Please don’t confuse kindness with weakness. Leaders Without a Title brilliantly balance being compassionate with being courageous. Being friendly with being firm. Being sincere with being strong. Yes, they definitely put people and relationships first.
“Success is not about what you receive, Blake. Success is all about what you return.
‘The great and glorious legacy of a human being is to live with purpose,’
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
