SELF

“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”

—DOLLY PARTON

 

 

LEADERSHIP HAS OFTEN BEEN DEFINED as a journey. The journey begins with the starting point, and that starting point is the self.

Before you can lead others, you must learn to lead yourself. Bedrock principles of self-leadership begin with the desire to make a positive difference.

Learning what you can do as well as what you cannot do is essential to self-development. Critical to development is a profound understanding of one’s abilities as well as one’s liabilities. Tipping the scales on the side of ability to diminish the liabilities takes a deep sense of awareness. You hone the awareness through trial and error, or what is better known as practice.

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