Tuesday at 2:00pm with Russ

It's Tuesday at 2:00pm! (PST Time: I live and work from Southern California)

In this New Year I'm going to continue to explore some leadership quotes that might challenge us, inspire us or remind us of different aspects of the leadership journey. This is part of my personal journey to keep growing, learning and being stretched! Join me each Tuesday at 2:00pm (PST). It will take you just a few minutes to read through the 2 sections of this post, but don't miss the final section where I share some of the things I'm reading, listening to and enjoying this week.

You can find past posts on my website HERE.

Enjoy!

LEADERSHIP QUOTE:

"Self-leadership always precedes team leadership." Michael Hyatt


What does this stir up? Either write me HERE or comment at the end of the blog post HERE.


A LITTLE BIT DEEPER:

We'll do a couple more quotes from Michael Hyatt this month. I've been following Hyatt for years and he continues to develop resources to help leaders succeed in both life and leadership! I encourage you to learn more about what is offered at Full Focus.

I love this quote from him because it's a great reminder to me as a leader. This is a lesson I learned early on from one of my mentors, and because of this I've created some healthy habits of self-leadership in my life. I wish I could say that I've mastered this area, but because I'm aware of the importance of this, it's a daily battle and a daily struggle to stay in alignment.

I looked up what "self-leadership" is defined as. This is what I found:

"Self-leadership is the ability to influence and direct your own thoughts and actions to successfully reach goals and build a satisfying life."

That's a pretty general description. I would probably rather describe it this way:

"Self-Leadership is the discipline to focus on leading from a place of health and strength FIRST. As you are healthy, you're able to lead others in a healthy and effective way."

This isn't selfish. It's called leading from health. Leading from success. Leading from a full-tank.

Are you able to prioritize your self-leadership? Is there a void in your life?

DEEPER STILL:

Years ago, one of my mentors and trainers in life, Jim Burns, taught a seminar entitled "Personal Preparation for Youth Ministry". The simple seminar helped me as a young youth pastor realize that I needed to take care of myself in order to avoid burn-out. If I'm going to lead others, I need to learn to lead myself.

As a 21 year-old, this was a foreign concept, but after a few years in the local church, I began to realize how important this was, and then after getting married and bringing some kids into the world, the importance was even more compounded.

I've taught this seminar hundreds of times to leaders all around the world over the past 38 years. I've added some of my own learnings, I've expanded it as I've grown and developed in my leadership, I've translated it into different languages, I've shared it virtually many times, and have taught it from Ecuador to Cuba to Tajikistan, to South Africa and to Manila, and many places in between.

This week, I'll share a shortened version of it with a group of non-profit leaders here in Southern California.

Much of my work with the LifePlan Product goes back to this simple principle:

"Take Care of Yourself SO You Can Lead and Care for Others"

This is important! What are you doing in your own life to focus on Self-Leadership?

 

Things I'm Reading, Listening To and Watching This Week:

Source: www.leadermundial.org