Are You Out of Balance with Shawn Shewchuk (Video Blog Entry #3)

Leadership in Business - The Difference

As you know, businesses revolve around people. The level of success attained by any organization regardless of size or structure, is dependent upon the individuals that are tasked with driving that company forward.

Some time ago, I was sitting in the office of the president of a large company, during our conversation one of his staff came to the door of his office, politely knocked and proceeded to ask a question that she felt was important, all the while offering apologies for the interruption. The response she received from the company president, in response to her interruption, was to say the least shocking, counterproductive and extremely unprofessional. He turned to me and stated, “look what I have to put up with.” I was not surprised then, when he informed me that the company employee attrition rate was extremely high.

True leaders know that effective communication skills are one of the keys to achieving the desired results. Successful leaders are knowledgeable, and are able of effectively articulating to their teams the objectives desired. Leaders are achievers and in most instances instinctively know what level of influence is essential realizing their goals and aspirations.

Communication is a relatively broad term; a leader and communicator is or should be skilled at dealing with a diverse assortment of challenges, including conflict. Leaders are aware of what triggers conflict and should be aware of the steps necessary to impact an outcome. Leaders are required to transcend a situation, to be sentient and able to respond, in many scenarios before anyone else is even aware of forthcoming obstacle or difficulty.

The art of communication, although likely one of the most important talents that a leader can possess, is usually taken for granted. You cannot lead a team if you can’t communicate effectively with those people on your team. Just because someone holds a position, doesn’t make them a great leader. A title should not the motivation for someone to follow you! Ask yourself this question: Why do people follow me? Is it because they have to, or because they want to.

Remember this; you cannot lead anyone, until you can first lead yourself!

You already have the talent and ability to be an effective and powerful communicator! You have been given the ability to develop your leadership skills! What are you going to do with these phenomenal and extraordinary faculties that you have been gifted with? You do have a choice, you can develop them or ignore them, and allow them to deteriorate.

I am often asked the question, “where do I start?” Here is the answer: You have the ability to accept any thought or idea that enters your subconscious mind. What are you permitting to enter? Make a decision to manage what you accept. The second part of the answer is it that you are focusing on? Whatever you are focusing on will have a dramatic influence on your outcome as a leader.

Great communicators are great leaders, it therefore stands to reason that they are easily recognizable to those around them, as successful. People want to follow and emulate someone who is successful.

Are you creating change?

What is Success?

We hear a great deal about being successful, we’re told that we should be successful from a early age, we’re conditioned as to what success might or should be and finally most of us seek success our entire lives. So, what is the definition of success?

Earl Nightingale defined success as “The Progressive Realization of a Worthy Ideal.” Let’s take a moment to understand this a little bit better. After all, understanding success is one of the keys to actually achieving it.

1. Progressive – We are always (or should be) developing, growing and improving. There is never a time when we “have arrived.” We should always be striving for more and moving forward, the moment that we stop growing, we start going in the opposite direction. “Create or Disintegrate” as Bob Proctor likes to say.

2. Realization – As we develop and grow we gain a new understanding and an increased awareness. As we progress, we begin to expand our knowledge, understanding and consciousness and as a result attainment or achievement of our goals appears to be much simpler than we originally believed possible. Fulfillment.

3. Worthy – This is something that you want. A goal is that which you desire more than anything else. There is no inspiration in needs, ensure your goal is inspirational and that it is of benefit to not only yourself, but also those around you.

4. Ideal – An ideal is an idea that you fell in love with. This is your goal, your destination and you will need to have a clear goal in order to reach your destination. Napoleon Hill makes mention that your goal must become a near obsession and a burning desire. Keep in mind, without a goal (your ideal) you cannot achieve what it is that you truly desire. You must have a destination!

Did you know that only around 5% percent of people will end up be truly successful by the time they reach retirement age? This is astounding! Why do so many people fail? Conformity! They conform to the wrong percentage group. They conform to the 95%, and what is the other reason, because they don’t know where they are going. They have no predetermined goal!

Earl Nightingale mentions that, a true success is someone who is doing exactly what they want to do, deliberately, and is therefore realizing a worthy predetermined ideal.

Do you have a predetermined goal? Do you know where you are going? If you do not, you may want to become a Goal Achiever. Start today.


Shawn Shewchuk is the President and Founder of Change Your Results! go to www.changeyourresults.com

Who you are...

It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from, how much money you have or how much education you have, as long as you have a goal to make a change for the better than you are likely way ahead of most of us.

What is it that you really want? Do you have a goal? If so, do you know how to reach your destination? Perhaps you desire great wealth, great health, a new home or true love, this and much more can all be yours if you truly want it to be.

Shawn Shewchuk founder of Change Your Results! is an author, speaker coach and mentor. Shawn is dedicated to you and your success. Shawn Shewchuk is also a business partner with Bob Proctor, master coach and star of the phenomenal hit movie The Secret.

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