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Leaders - From Trenches To Boardrooms
Author : Donald Yartes
Life is a run away train on a down hill track
They arise from their sleep and are greeted above. As their hearts melt in passion and love. They take us in hand and lead us anew on them we depend in all that we do.
Heres to the leaders of the world, may they slow down enough for us to catch up.
There are no promises; no one ever said life would be a rose garden. Life comes at you full of stress and negative events, there's no getting around it, at times, life stinks. Even so, tomorrow must be met and past events must stay in the past. You are on a one way road and if you have the fortitude to meet the challenges you can step up and be a leader. Leaders are no different that anyone else, they just recognize their limitations and dont go beyond them. For leaders tomorrow brings another greeting. Life wasnt meant to be easy, it was meant to be experienced.
Relationships, jobs, financial matters, sickness, physical fitness, religion, all pose questions and all present challenges. In each phase of life there will be complexities unique to that particular period in life. From cradle to grave, no stage will be completely free from challenges. You can go forward with the knowledge that each life event can be met with the confidence and assurance that you can triumph and you can emerge as the true leader you were meant to be. It is important that in the face of adversity you maintain a positive attitude. Anything can be overcome with the right attitude. It's up to you how you greet the world and everyone in it because its your experience; unique to anyone else in the world.
When all is said and done, it is true that positive is met with positive, and your positive attitude will reflect a winning personality. Winning personalities attract alike personalities which tend to elevate each other in their positive outlook. Lets face it, success and failure are the same, only on opposite ends of the rule. Its the law of cause and effect. If results are to be changed, the cause must be altered. Its the law, nothing personal, its the same throughout the universe.
Just Keep a Positive Attitude
How does John Doe, leader maintain a positive attitude, even in the face of adversity? First off, if he knows himself, I mean truly know himself, he knows that nothing can effect him except what he allows. He meets each event in its' true form, as he looks at it from a disconnected position. He never lets an event become personal, keeping it in its' prospective. Nothing is really personal so he doesn't act like it is. He doesnt accept that which does not have power over him. Youre the same, if you maintain this position, you will not be affected. No effect can affect your inner self. You control the event, the event does not control you. Many people go around taking everything personal. An event is an impersonal happening. It can only play out as you allow it.
Change is on the way
If your attitude is maintained at a constant, it can't change. Events are only challenges not personal attacks. The event can't effect your attitude, but your attitude can effect the event. I was a security officer in a hospital for a few years. There were many times when belligerent people would come into the emergency room and I would be called to control them. I would simply face them straight on then let them holler and yell at me while I said nothing. After a while they wouldn't have anymore to say. They would simply run out of steam. As long as I kept my composure and did not let their hollering become personal, they would run out of something to say. Then I would calmly ask them to set down and talk about it. They always complied. The thing is, I did not let their aggressive action become mine. I stayed aloof and waited for the situation to become less explosive. Even though I wore a badge, I would keep it covered so as to stay as neutral as possible. Many times the police would bring people into the emergency room and they would be frothing at the mouth because they were so agitated. The police would leave and I would have to control the agitated person. I always took the same stance and let the person run their course, no matter what they called me. They were not mad at me, they were mad at the policeman and he was gone, so what they were mad at was no longer there. I would not let them transfer their anger to me, and soon they would become calm.
Nothing else Matters
No event is personal until you make it so. It's always your choice. You take control through positive transference. Transfer your positive attitude to the negative force acting upon you and naturalize it. The key word is control. If you control yourself, you also control anything acting upon you. Negative can't penetrate where positive resides. The one will not receive the other. Negative has to have negative to maintain its' energy. Positive is not a fuel source for a negative foundation. Leaders are positive people and those around them know it. Thats why people are willing to follow, because they feel the calmness in their leader. They can sense the calmness in their manner and become calm in return.
To a True Leader
In the face of battle the men in the trenches look toward their leader for assurance. They feel the calmness and are reassured in his grace. No person should stand alone but it takes a special person to stand and face an unthinkable challenge. Only leaders of character with the sternness of their convection could stand tall and guide their men into battle. These are the men who command the respect and willingness of their followers. Thats why they are called commanders, leaders of men.
Happy Trails
Author InfoDonald Yates, Former Director of Business and Leadership Development for Imperial Research, is now retired but continues to assist young people in engaging life through self discovery, Life course planning, intuitiveness and fulfillment. Learn how you can build a powerful organization of your own. To learn more, visit
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