Today's Leadership Insight - Love and Care for Others

August 31st, 2009

Today concludes former Mayor Rudy Giuliani's Six Leadership Principles.

#6 of 6: Love and Care for Others

In life and in business, you'd think this was a principle that was practiced without thought. It's very hard to find success in any area of life without the proper emotional attachment to your fellow man and woman. Sadly, this is lost on many people.

Some "scam artists" don't care anything about people. Their only concern is to convince someone what they're promoting is worth their while...only to take their up-front payments and disappear into the night. The good news is these people are very easy to spot in this transparent world we now live in. Those who are looking to be successful realize their rewards will come by helping you reach your goals. This exemplifies an obvious devotion to your success.

Some major corporations treat their employees like numbers, leaving them high and dry without a word of warning. Many people lose jobs they've had for several years simply because the company failed to prepare for the changes in our economy.

As unfortunate as these situations are, it's in the face of adversity that true leaders rise to the top. Those who have been presented with the challenge of continuing to support their families in the toughest of times have two choices: Give up and admit defeat or pick themselves up off the mat and get back in the fight!

A genuine leader always choose the latter. Why? Because they love and care for those closest to them. And when struggle comes their way, they'll do anything to protect the ones they love. It's human instinct on a grand stage with the spotlight at its brightest.

There's a lot to be said for a devotion to mankind, and genuine leaders have the ability to harness this skill and practice it in so much abundance, it becomes second nature.

There are people out there who have taken a stand against mistreatment, stared down fear, and let their voices be heard. The Giuliani's, the Powell's, the Kennedy's, the King's, the Lincoln's, and so many more...all the way down the line, leaders have taken others under their umbrella and led them through the roughest of waters without an ounce of concern for their own outcome. They simply pointed their love for other people in a specific direction and let their actions mold their legacy.

Today's task is easy. Care for others. Care about their goals, their dreams, and their results. You're in the position to show them the way.

"Do something for someone today, in the knowing they can never repay you..." --- John Jackson