| One of the most crucial parts of leadership | | | | Why? Because something which you perceived as |
| development has got to be the ability to motivate | | | | being of great value was at stake and you were |
| people to action. In spite of how influential a | | | | determined to fight for it. |
| person's thoughts and attitudes may be, nothing | | | | What does this have to do with your personal |
| happens without some kind of action being taken. | | | | leadership development and the ability to motivate |
| So what is the secret which will motivate people | | | | people? Well, it illustrates that all human effort and |
| to take action for your organization or your | | | | motivation is determined by value. The level of |
| vision? If you knew what it was and if you knew | | | | perceived value in an outcome is what determines |
| how to truly leverage it, how much more | | | | your level of commitment and motivation, your |
| effective could you be as a leader? If this is a | | | | discipline and your resourcefulness. Most of us are |
| part of your leadership development which you | | | | capable of far more than we realize, the problem |
| are ready to improve, then here is the first thing | | | | is that we only use it when we feel like we HAVE |
| you'll need to know. | | | | to. At that point, nothing matters but the |
| To begin with, people's actions are hardly the best | | | | objective. |
| representation of what they are capable of. In | | | | You see, a lot of us want things in life but we |
| fact, most of the time people are only using a | | | | never go after them simply because we don't |
| small percentage of their true potential. What is it | | | | have the 'how to do it' answered. In reality, this |
| that makes the difference between people giving | | | | will keep you stuck forever. You don't have to |
| their heart and their soul and giving just enough to | | | | know how you are going to do something. The |
| get by? Well, to begin with let me ask you this: | | | | 'how' matters very little at the point where a |
| can you remember a time in your life when you | | | | crisis hits us. All we know is that we MUST do |
| were faced with a circumstance that you had NO | | | | everything that we can because something of |
| IDEA how you were going to deal with? Chances | | | | great value is at stake. What could you |
| are that it was some kind of crisis which you | | | | accomplish for yourself and others if you could |
| needed to prevent. | | | | learn to live by this principle and to teach it to |
| No matter what it was, I bet that you found a | | | | others? |
| way to deal with it didn't you? At first, you had | | | | If you are looking to take the next great leap in |
| no idea HOW you were going to, but that did not | | | | your leadership development, this is the best place |
| matter. In fact, it mattered very little whether or | | | | to start. Begin to treat your goals and aspirations |
| not you COULD deal with it. You simply had to | | | | with the same level of urgency and importance |
| find a way and that was the only thing that | | | | as you do the crises in your life. This alone, will |
| mattered. I bet you found a way didn't you? I bet | | | | bring out a level of ability, passion and motivation |
| you were able to tap into resourcefulness and | | | | which you never knew you had. Others will see |
| motivation and discipline which you do not | | | | this, and your ability to influence and motivate |
| normally exhibit weren't you? | | | | them will multiply. |