Monday, August 11, 2008

From Robin Sharma's blog - II

We are all cut from the same cloth. The great leaders were once considered ordinary. Until an idea came to them about how things could be better. That idea transformed how they saw the world. And then they acted on that idea, day by day, week by week, month by month and year by year. Until the world eventually saw them as extraordinary.

"I've seen extreme bravery from the least likely of people. Life is about the moments when it's all gone wrong. That's when we define ourselves," observed Bear Grylls, star of Man vs. Wild TV show.

To call yourself ordinary is to play victim - I suggest. To say you can't Lead Without Title at work and innovate and inspire and wow clients is to avoid the power that resides within you. To make excuses for not being as passionate/loving/brilliant as you can be is to close your eyes to the call on your life.

So today, walk out into the world as the person who you truly are. That's what leadership is about. That's what authentic success is about. In my mind, that's what being fully human is all about.

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