26 HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL LEADERS
THEY HAVE A DEFINITE PURPOSE
“THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD COULD BE VERY SUCCESSFUL IF THEY WOULD JUST
MAKE UP THEIR MINDS HOW MUCH SUCCESS THEY WANT AND ON WHAT TERMS THEY WANT
TO EVALUATE SUCCESS,” HILL WRITES.
THEY KNOW THEIR MOTIVES
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS AWARE OF WHY THEY HAVE THEIR GOALS AND
ARE DRIVEN BY THIS PASSION.
THEY SURROUND THEMSELVES WITH PEOPLE SMARTER THAN THEM
THEY FIND TALENTS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE INDUSTRY. THEY BECOME TO BE EXPERT
IN NETWORKING.
THEY ARE SELF-RELIANT
MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE ALSO HAVE A DEGREE OF SELF-RELIANCE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO
PURSUE THEIR DEFINITE PURPOSE REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
THEY HAVE SELF-CONTROL
GENIUS IS THE ABILITY TO RENEW ONE'S EMOTIONS IN DAILY EXPERIENCE. PAUL CEZANNE.
THEY ARE PERSISTENT
IT’S NECESSARY TO NOT ONLY WITHSTAND DIFFICULTY BUT TO USE YOUR SETBACKS AS
MOTIVATION TO TRY EVEN HARDER. HILL WRITES.
THEY FIND PRODUCTIVE USES FOR THEIR CREATIVITY
PEOPLE MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE WORLD BY FINDING WAYS TO DIRECT THEIR IMAGINATION
TO “DEFINITE AND CONSTRUCTIVE ENDS,” HILL SAYS.
THEY ARE DECISIVE
“IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE HABIT OF MAKING CLEAR-CUT DECISIONS PROMPTLY AND
DEFINITELY, YOU’RE LOAFING ON THE JOB, PROCRASTINATING, AND DESTROYING THIS VERY
THING CALLED PERSONAL INITIATIVE,” HILL.
THEY GATHER INFORMATION BEFORE REACHING CONCLUSIONS
IT’S IMPORTANT NOT TO MAKE DECISIONS OR FORM OPINIONS ABOUT A PERSON OR TOPIC
ON A WHIM, IGNORING RELEVANT DATA. HILL
THEY CAN CONTROL THEIR ENTHUSIASM
“UNLESS YOU FORM THE HABIT OF MAINTAINING AN OPEN MIND ON ALL SUBJECTS —
TOWARD ALL PEOPLE AT ALL TIMES — YOU’LL NEVER BE A GREAT THINKER, YOU’LL NEVER HAVE A
GREAT, MAGNETIC PERSONALITY, AND YOU CERTAINLY WILL NEVER BE VERY WELL LIKED,” HILL
SAYS.
THEY ARE OPEN MINDED
TRULY EXCEL MEANS TO MORE THAN WHAT YOU ARE PAID FOR.
THEY ARE DIPLOMATIC
TO SAY NOTHING, ESPECIALLY WHEN SPEAKING, IS HALF THE ART OF DIPLOMACY. WILL DURANT
THEY ALWAYS DO MORE THAN EXPECTED
THEY ARE OFTEN INVOLVED IN MANY DIFFERENT FOR PROFIT OR NON-FOR PROFIT PROJECTS.
THEY ARE PUSHED OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE WHICH MAKES THEM GROW FASTER.
THEY ARE DIPLOMATIC
DEMYSTIFYING THE COMMUNICATION CODES TO FAITHFULLY EXPOSE OPINION ACROSS
MULTICULTURAL ORGANISATIONS HELPS LEADERS TO WIN A DEBATE.
THEY LISTEN MORE THAN THEY SPEAK
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DON’T USE CONVERSATIONS TO FUEL THEIR SELF-WORTH, BUT
RATHER AS A WAY OF LEARNING FROM ANOTHER PERSON.
“ONE MOUTH TWO HEARS”
THEY PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS
THEY ARE THOROUGH AND GO INTO EACH DETAILS AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOOK AT THINGS
THAT DON’T LOOK IMPORTANT IN FIRST PLACE.
THEY CAN TAKE CRITICISM
IF YOU ASPIRE TO DO SOMETHING NOTEWORTHY IN YOUR FIELD, YOU WILL DRAW CRITICISM
REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU ARE OR HOW WELL YOU DO YOUR JOB.
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THEY ARE LOYAL
“IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW BRILLIANT, OR SHARP, OR SMART, OR HOW WELL EDUCATED YOU
ARE. IN FACT, THE SMARTER YOU ARE, THE MORE DANGEROUS YOU MAY BE IF YOU CAN’T BE
LOYAL TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A RIGHT TO YOUR LOYALTY.”
THEY ARE INCREDIBLY CHARISMATIC
ADOPT SIMPLE PRACTICES OF LISTENING CLOSELY TO WHOEVER YOU’RE SPEAKING WITH AND
BEING SYMPATHETIC TO THEIR PERSPECTIVES
THEY ARE FOCUSED.
THE BEST LEADERS FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION AND ENERGY ON A SINGLE PROJECT AT A TIME.
“CONCENTRATED EFFORT GIVES ONE POWER THAT CAN BE ATTAINED IN NO OTHER WAY,”
CARNEGIE
THEY LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES
A KEY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE WHO ACHIEVE THEIR PURPOSE AND THOSE WHO FALL
SHORT IS THE PERCEPTION OF MISTAKES AS WORTHWHILE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES RATHER
THAN HUMILIATING FAILURES.
THE PERCEPTION OF FAILURE DEPENDS OFTEN ON CULTURE AND SURROUNDING.
THEY ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR SUBORDINATES’ FAILURES.
WHEN YOU LEAD A GROUP OF PEOPLE, THEY BECOME REFLECTIONS OF YOURSELF.
THEY PRAISE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OTHERS
PRAISE ACHIEVEMENT OF OTHERS STRENGTHENS RELATIONSHIPS AND INSPIRE TO GO HIGHER
THEY TREAT OTHERS THE WAY THEY’D LIKE TO BE TREATED
WHEN YOU MAKE ANY DECISION IN ANY TRANSACTION INVOLVING OTHERS, PUT YOURSELF IN
THEIR POSITION BEFORE YOU MAKE A FINAL DECISION.
THEY MAINTAIN A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
IT’S TOO EASY TO GIVE INTO CYNICISM, POSITIVITY SETS UP FOR SUCCESS AND SPREAD BETTER
REPUTATIONS.
THEY DON’T MAKE EXCUSES
“SUCCESS REQUIRES NO EXPLANATIONS; FAILURE PERMITS NO ALIBIS,” HILL SAYS.
THEY FOCUS ON WHAT THEY WANT
DON'T AIM FOR SUCCESS IF YOU WANT IT; JUST DO WHAT YOU LOVE AND BELIEVE IN, AND IT
WILL COME NATURALLY. DAVID FROST
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