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Helen Keller was once asked, “What is worse than being born blind?” She responded by saying that being born with sight and yet having no vision!
The ability to see first and further than others is a quality of great leaders. As a leader you need to see what others cannot see. As a leader if you cannot see ahead, your team never will. Here are three reasons that leaders need to see before others.
What you See Determines What you Can Be – John Maxwell suggests there are four kinds of people that leaders encounter…
• People who never see it—they are wanderers.
• People who see it but never pursue it on their own—they are followers.
• People who see it and pursue it—they are achievers.
• People who see it, pursue it, and help others see and pursue it—they are leaders.
You See Only What You Are Prepared To See – It has been said that we all live under the same sky, but we all do not have the same horizon. In the book Developing The Leader Within You 2.0, author John Maxwell states; If we want to possess a vision for our leadership, we need to prepare for it. We need to anticipate it. When we possess positive anticipation and are excited about what’s ahead, we’re highly motivated and we prepare diligently. When we do this consistently, our sense of anticipation becomes the catalyst for inspiration.
What You See Is What You Get – Said another way, Perception leads to reception! Leaders must be able to see a preferred future beforehand while everyone else is saying I have to see it to believe it.
Robert Woodruff past President of Coke stated of his days following WWII, I want every person in uniform to have a Coke for .05 cents no matter the cost. It is reported this was accomplished in his lifetime. A reporter while introducing Mrs Disney stated, I wished Walt could have seen all of this; to which she replied, “HE DID!”
Paul Martinelli uses a process that has been proven in his life many times. It is Test ⇒ Fail ⇒ Learn ⇒ Re-enter. If life knocks you down 6 times – get up 7 times! “Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. He who looks outside dreams. He who looks inside awakens” – Carl Jung.
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