Leaders who continually think of themselves first, their leadership does not last. Making resolution or decision to change and then reverting to old pattern of behavior makes for a retrogressive character and leadership. Passion gives the momentum of sustainability in leadership. Principled leaders ascend to become principal leaders. The quality of your leadership is reflective of your daily practices. True leadership is synonymous to servanthood rather than status. Know your purpose; grow to reach your maximum potential; live to give to the highest good of humanity; and you will be rewarded with fulfilling leadership. When you focus on your responsibilities

Moral breakdown leads to influence crackdown. To have power with people you must have power over self-that’s the pathway to sustained influence. To usurp power over people, you are powerless over self-that’s the sure gauge of self-sabotaging influence. Never strike out the powerless, they can strike out and make a difference in ways that transcends a life time. The freedom to choose your actions is the power to influence your world. Victim mentality erodes influence. The “Why me?” consciousness breeds powerlessness; the “What can I do to turn this around?” and “how can I do it?” consciousness empowers you to

Living to give to others without hope of return creates an enduring legacy of influence. When you open up your heart to people and love them unconditionally you will get hurt by some but this singular principle will open up a world of possibilities, value creation and unlimited growth of impact which creates the most satisfying and rewarding leadership experience. Merely achieving goals produces short-lived leadership success while attaining personal growth creates long-term leadership advancements. Leadership can be a lonely journey, when loneliness sets in settle for the opportunity of aloneness to get in tune with the Divinity within to

Considering others before self is the first step to effective leadership. To think ahead is to forge ahead in your leadership capacity. The quantity and quality of your investment in self will determine the quality of your leadership and contribution to life. How you see yourself determines how much you will invest in yourself. Your leadership advancement hinges on your ability to believe in yourself and recognize your potentials. How you see your future determines the level of preparedness to create and seize the future. When your inner circle seek to stop your cycle of growth, you must change your

Pride is a ride to a fall. When you disregard the ideas of others you regard folly. When people often feel put-down by you, you let down the honor of leadership and put down payment for your setback. The greatest pitfall of leadership is weak character. When a leader feels less his or her leadership becomes a loss. When you keep information from your staff in order to “hold onto” your position you keep them deformed to underperform and you hold onto mediocrity at its worst. The rules also apply to leaders despite the leadership role, to break the rule

Self-leadership is the lead to success in every ramification of life. Genuine influence is rooted in self-leadership. How well you lead yourself will determine how well you will lead others. When we see ourselves by our intentions while we see others in the light of their actions we develop blind spots which makes our lives become spotted with problems transcending through our actions to mar the people in our sphere of influence. Anyone who thinks he or she is always right has no right to lead others. When you see things from different points of view you enlarge your capacity

When we play to our strengths we play the game of life to win. Make everyday a masterpiece and your future will not be shattered into pieces. When you make each day count you make youir life count. When you bring God into the picture everyday success features in your life. When you build healthy relationships with people you build leadership success. The ability to effectively communicate and connect with people is a core skill of effective leadership. Give attention daily to your faith, family, relationships, mission and your health and you will grow and attain real success. Invest your