Today's Leadership Insight - Five Things All Leaders Do

July 29th, 2009

Becoming an effective leader is an ongoing process. It requires constant education and personal development. Top leaders work at their craft every day, and strive to add new techniques to their skill sets with everything they do.

The following is Five Things ALL Leaders Do:

1. Daily Visualization and Mediation of Goals - In order to achieve great things, you literally need to see yourself doing it. Simply thinking about it is not enough. Paint a mental picture of how your life, as well as the lives of those around you, will change once your goals are met. Then, take that mental picture and put it down on paper. Envision yourself as a better leader for achieving that goal.

2. Income-Producing Activity - The tasks you complete today may not bring income instantly, but they may bring it tomorrow or the next day. The efforts you put forth can lead to great things in the future, but you'll never know what sort of potential lays in those efforts if you don't take action and produce something that can lead to success. Leaders realize that any sort of income-producing activity is better than waiting for the perfect time and opportunity. Leaders make moves, they don't wait.

3. Work on Yourself - As I mentioned, the development of leadership is an ongoing process. Therefore, you must allow yourself a certain amount of time each day to work on your personal awareness. This can consist of any sort of self-improvement or self-development activities you enjoy. Reading a great book, watching an inspirational video, and exercise are just a few examples of how you can work on yourself.

4. Mastermind with Other Leaders - You may have heard the phrase "Your net worth is equal to your network." This means you want to spend your time associating and surrounding yourself with other leaders who can aid in your growing process. Surrounding yourself with naysayers will get you nowhere. Leaders learn from one another, therefore it's an imperative step in your development to find people who share the same insights as you.

5. Put Yourself In a Position to Win at All Levels - No matter where you're at in life and in business, own it. Don't be ashamed of it. By doing this, you set yourself up for long-term success. Those who are putting themselves in position to lose and fail are the ones who are making false claims about their income or spending their day spamming their business opportunity to anyone who will listen while providing no value to their communities.

Today, make an effort to add these five activities to your daily routine. Top leaders are in constant search of ways to become better. They never stop developing themselves, and they never put a cap on what they can offer the world.

Be that leader today.