73. Let Your Mind Rule Your Heart
If you don’t think about the future, you won’t have one.
—Henry Ford
Managers who approach life as if they’re still children, or as adults who are living out their unresolved childhood issues, will not be able to focus on their employees, their customers, or the hunt for great prosperity.
Leadership requires that your logical, problem-solving left brain be in charge of your right brain. It requires a fierce intellect willing to hang in there against all your people’s complaints (real and imaginary). It requires a thrill in finding a new route to solutions.
Leadership requires that the chess master in you be in charge of the thinking and decision-making processes throughout the day.
Leadership is about making ...
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