I didn't accomplish a lot of "born leader stuff."

But I *did* do this...

I took a good, hard look at certain types of people. You know them. The "big guys" and "little guys" who stand out above crowd in terms of their impact.

I looked. I learned. I acted. DID YOU GET THAT?

One more time.

I found right people and then...

I looked. I learned. I acted.

HAVE YOU NOTICED?

Most folks don't think of themselves as a born leader.

Chances are *you* don't.

But...

You *can* become a person who positively impacts lives of all kinds of people in all kinds of ways. And *that* is what I want you to hear. You can. You really can.

And if Josh Hinds can, YOU can.

CAUTION AHEAD

Remember, though...

Don't compare in a non-productive manner. Don't expect too much too soon. Don't expect a free ride with no obstacles. But above all... Don't sell yourself short. Don't give up on your dreams. Don't stop believing in your potential. And don't quit looking, learning and taking consistent actions in right direction.

Growing in leadership potential together, Josh Hinds (c) 2004

= If you keep getting E-mail newsletters that you always delete anyway, use unsubscribe link and get off their list. If that doesn't work for some reason, use filtering tools in your E-mail program to automatically send these messages into E-trash.

= Go through your magazines and catalogs and pull out pages that you want to save for later, then throw rest of them away. Put articles you want to read, images that speak to your heart, and things you want to buy in separate folders.

= If there's something you deal with every day, such as your hair dryer, an unsharpened knife or a crappy pen that just aggravates you unmercifully, throw it away! Or fix it or replace it. These "little" stressors are a major cause of physic clutter.

= For a general life malaise, I prescribe looking at what you're spending your time on and shaking things up. It amazes me how such intelligent creatures as we can be lulled into mindless, joyless, useless repetition. Some things that have worked for me when I get into a funk are to change my morning routine, change time I get up or go to bed, change what type of exercise I do, call people I haven't talked to in years, do something I haven't done in years (water gun fight, anyone?) In other words, drop something and pick up something new.