Defining The Traits Of A Successful Leader

Written by Archie R. Lawhorne


What makes a good leader? For starters, leaders don't wait for other people to give them permission to do something. They just do it. Leaders accept responsibility forrepparttar choices they make in life. They don't get sucked intorepparttar 106885 "victim mentality" syndrome, which is characterized by a persistent desire for people to blame others for their poor choices. Bottom line: Leaders realize thatrepparttar 106886 decisions they make are all theirs, and thus take full responsibility for any resulting failures. Inrepparttar 106887 world of business - especially network marketing and direct sales - leadership isrepparttar 106888 defining ingredient that separatesrepparttar 106889 mediocre fromrepparttar 106890 superstars. It'srepparttar 106891 act of persuasion. It's getting people to see new perspectives and do things they normally wouldn't do. It's about setting your ego aside and havingrepparttar 106892 passion and charisma to get people to follow you. Leaders don't follow. They just do. Can an average person become a leader? Yes, most certainly. People can transform themselves and make huge strides in leadership abilities just as they do in other areas of personal development. It starts with inner self-leadership and expands outward to influence and move others around you. Leadership is about self-direction and self-control and shows in what "we do." Becomerepparttar 106893 right kind of person (passionate, responsible, doer, believer) and others will flock right into your lap, and not until. But, like other areas of self improvement, it's no easy task, because man's natural instinct is mediocrity. Yes, mediocrity. It would be nice if we could all become leaders by simply following a few simple steps. Butrepparttar 106894 path to leadership requires finding our own way. The direction we take will differ for each of us. However, there are a few key traits we can focus on. No Fear But Fear Itself So what is it that keeps us from pursuing opportunities, leading others, taking action and doing what we really want to do? One word: FEAR. Fear of rejection. Fear of people. Fear of trying new things. Fear of not being perfect. Enjoying our comfort zone (average). It's almost as ifrepparttar 106895 fears we have actually begin to become like bondage. Ever feel that way? You can usually tell who lives in fear. They usually wear them on their sleeves. Ever hear people say: "I would try that but I just don't have time." "That program will never work. I already tried networking and it didn't work before." "I would listen to you, but that sounds like some pyramid scheme." The list ofrepparttar 106896 doubts and fears that roll off people's lips is endless. Stand in any line with people, onrepparttar 106897 bus or at work, and listen torepparttar 106898 idle chatter. You'll hear people's fear in their everyday conversation. "Oh, I hate working here, but repparttar 106899 job market is just too difficult to try and find something else." If you want to be a great leader, learn to conquer your fears. Embrace Failure Studyrepparttar 106900 histories of all great leaders and you'll see lives littered with failures. It's called "failing forward fast." And it's one ofrepparttar 106901 top traits of successful leaders. That's why it takes guts to be a leader. Many people are scared of failure and

Bidding For Buyers---Lessons From The Auction Block

Written by Jerome Chapman


If you think that E-bay has nothing to teach you, think again. It doesn’t matter much that you aren’t inrepparttar auction business and that your website is entirely different in scope. What matters is thatrepparttar 106884 first place phenomenon ofrepparttar 106885 Internet Revolution is E-bay. Its evolution is not just as a profitable e-business but a new culture of society. The lessons learned at E-bay might just get you offrepparttar 106886 surfboard and onto that ship you have been waiting to come in. This on-the-edge idea broke ground out of a humble Silicon Valley apartment into a reality model of more than 10 million registered users and sales torepparttar 106887 tune of more than $100 a nano-second. In other words, while you spent ten seconds reading this sentence, they sold $1000 worth of merchandise. Yes, E-bay has something to teach us all. For within their model are lessons you can learn and adopt in your own business, no matter what your business is.

Practicality dictates a certain model in order for entrepreneurs to achieve success. Until, of course, a titan in thinking comes along to blow that model to kingdom come and put in it’s place a new paradigm of thinking. Enter E-bay. Enterrepparttar 106888 non-conventional. But enter, ready to learn.

The Courage of Ideas- E-bay started out as an idea inrepparttar 106889 brain of someone not so different than you. One man, in an apartment got a creative inspiration that he turned intorepparttar 106890 biggest reality of successrepparttar 106891 Internet has yet to see. What does this tell us? That it can happen to you. I’m sure thatrepparttar 106892 idea had its obstacles to overcome before it ever arrived at its current glory, but through persistence became real. Ideas have power once we fuel them. Believe inrepparttar 106893 future of your ideas and surround yourself with people that can support and nuture that belief.

The Journey With Out A Roadmap Some business journey’s are not byrepparttar 106894 book, complete with business plan and a clear vision of its destination. Many ideas evolve, change, and grow through continued inspiration and perspiration. This isn’t to say thatrepparttar 106895 business plan is not important, but rather that flexibility is. Be ready to take a new road whenrepparttar 106896 one you’re started down is not achieving your vision. Realize that this isrepparttar 106897 evolution of an inspired idea.

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