OS 43: Leadership Skills, Managing Our Negative Scripts
b'We give energy to what we think about. - Anonymous\\n\\nYou are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. - James Allen\\n\\nNegative Thoughts\\n\\nManaging our thoughts is the only thing we truly have control over, and our thoughts control our results. Managing ourselves creates a reciprocal response in others in any group emotional situation. We, as leaders, as humans, as professionals, are primarily people of influence.\\n\\nJust as the musical conductor influences the performance, the leader inspires and motivates the team in sometimes very subtle ways. What we are holding in our innermost thoughts comes out in ways that we least expect. People feel what we are thinking, even when we attempt to hide our thoughts - fears, doubts, insecurities, angers, etc. Our presence is impacted by our inner voice.\\n\\nNegative scripts bring negative results. Thinking about debt, debt, debt, gives validity and energy to debt. Thinking about prosperity opens doors. The Law of Attraction, defined by Napoleon Hill, is just that. We attract what we are, as stated by James Allen as well. Managing ourselves is the core of successful leadership.\\n\\nThis is easy to write about and talk about, however it\\u2019s not so easy to accomplish.\\n\\nAnother discovery made by Hill, while he was interviewing the most successful business people of his time, was that the mind cannot hold a negative and positive thought at the same time. These successful people had an image of what they wanted to accomplish and used that image to replace doubt or fear. It obviously worked. This is not denial. It\\u2019s important to pay attention to the market and determine if there are changes needed. That\\u2019s effective leadership. Changing at the first sign of a problem is not effective. Learning the difference is key.\\n\\nThe Law of Attraction is not about greed, as presented in the popular video, \\u201cThe Secret.\\u201d It\\u2019s about hard work and intentionality. It\\u2019s about giving value and attracting the same. It\\u2019s ultimately about influence and integrity.\\n\\nHow can a leader influence others when not being able manage self?\\n\\nCheck out my program http://leaderunbound.com\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'