20 Things to Do to Keep From Being an Accidental Leader, Part I
Strategically Create the Life and Work Worthy of your Talents, Giftings, Education and Experience
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Take A Behavioral Style Profile to learn your strengths and weaknesses. Contact me for more information.
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Take a Strengths Finder to compliment the Personality Profile
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Interview your parents, assuming you have a good relationship with them, and ask them what they saw in you as a child, i.e., the strengths they perceived in you that would translate into a career, or other direction for your life
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Ask 5 friends what they see you’re good at and one thing they see you might work on for greater success
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Deal with any and all childhood issues that could be showing up as blind-spots, limitations or weaknesses. This is KEY to your progress. Ask me for more information if this intrigues you, as I have a workshop that could get you started, and would gladly tell you about my experience with it
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Learn to use the 24 hr. Rule, to get over a crisis, disappointment, or a “win”, and keep yourself moving forward. (I’ve written on this in past posts, and will write on it again this week.)
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Begin a “Gratefulness Journal” and write every day of at least 5 things you are most grateful/thankful for.
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Take a class on “Time Management”, creating systems for every area of your life and work
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Create your own personal “Mission Statement” and choose 5 to 8 values by which to base, and use as a plumb-line, all the major decisions you make life
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Once a year go on a week or month long “Negativity Fast” where you allow family and friends to fine you if you say anything negative about yourself, others, or circumstances. You’ll be amazed at how cleansing this is! Take it up a notch and add not listening to any negativity as well!
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Determine from now on to make decisions based on living out your values and Mission Statement.
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Find a mentor. Look for 2 people you admire in different aspects of their life, and then ask them if they would consider mentoring you.
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Create some form of self imposed accountability for yourself.
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Learn to be a better communicator, especially in the area of listening. Most leaders get into trouble more by not listening than by talking.
Stay tune for the rest of the list of 20things, and how to get some help accomplishing these in the next post!
