Personal power is measured by your ability to influence others. It doesn’t come from good looks, wealth, brains, brutality. It is created by judgment and confidence – the ability to judge another’s position, predisposition and power and the confidence to stand up to them when necessary. Beauty, money, intelligence, even force, contribute to it, some for good, some for evil. Without underlying confidence none of them will work.
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The power to develop depends on the leader having the confidence to move on from his micro-management days — essential at the start of any business — and leave the execution of the business to his colleagues. The bigger the business gets the more time he must spend understanding colleagues and the less time he must devote to taking their decisions for them. In the biggest companies the top man spends most of his time deploying and motivating his troops.
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People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.
To some extent almost everyone is a Mentor. Parents, Teachers, Priests, Employers, Politicians – in fact, anyone who has the opportunity to influence the thinking and behaviour of another is a Mentor. It is perfectly possible for a child to mentor an adult, for a labourer to mentor a scholar, for a beggar to mentor an archbishop. All the wise men and great prophets throughout history have been Mentors.
What are the seven attributes that one MUST have in order to become a Terrific Mentor?
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“Regulation is necessary to maintain balance. It is steeped in discernment, not judgement.” Denise Pang, Mentor
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We all know that the bully heads for the person who looks timid and afraid. It’s easy to build on insecurity in someone and make him or her even more uncertain of themselves and their capabilities. But are insecurity and uncertainty the same things?
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Have you found your tree yet?
Life is a journey. A journey needs a destination. Everyone should know
where they are heading even if they don’t always get there.
Knowing what you want is not easy. Wealth, health, beauty, success are all generic descriptions of what we mostly see as desirable. They have to be earned. The long-distance runner doesn’t succeed unless he is focused and disciplined.
The same is true of a career. About 85% of people can discover what they really want to do. Some 15% cannot. But they can still set up their aim. Once they see the tree on the other side of the field, they will discover that life is about the journey but the journey is only possible if there is a realistic, visible destination.
And destinations change. If you are not clear about where you’re heading, download and read The Tree on the other side of the Field (PDF, 50KB).
It could change your life.
It will surely change your view of how to live it.
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June 2010 – Launch of “The New Work Revolution” Bittlebook by John Bittleston