ලෝකය රණ බිමෙකි. මනුෂ්යයා ස්වභාවයෙන්ම රණ කාමියෙකි. තමා අභිමුවට එන පර සතුරන් පරදවා ජයග්රහණය කිරීමට නම් අචලව අභිතව සිටිය යුතුය. දිනපතා ඔබට මුහුණ පාන්නට සිදුවන දේ කවරේදැයි කිසිවෙකුටත් කල් ඇතුව කිව නොහැකිය. හැම මිනිසෙකුටම ක්රෝධයෙන් සැලෙන, ශෝකයෙන් තැවෙන, ලෝභයෙන් ඇලෙන කවරකට නමුත් දිනපතා මුහුණ පාන්නට සිදු වන්නේමය.
Leadership has nothing to do with the title on your business card or the size of your office. Leadership is not about how much money you make or the clothes you wear. Leadership is a philosophy. It’s an attitude. It’s a state of mind. And it’s available to each one of us.
Language offers a framework for meaning. Think about that powerful idea for a second. We understand the world through words. The words you use determine the way you perceive reality. You can use words to hurt someone as well as you can make someone happy. People will measure you from not only your dress, your look, your height or weight but most importantly through your words. Always be careful when you are using words.
Great people always use great language. Not only do they refrain from using profanities, but they use the language of passion. They use the language of leadership. They use the language of possibility. They use the language of love.
One of the primary reasons that people and organizations fail to get to greatness is that they try to be too many things to too many people. I’ll use the Confucius quote I often use here: “Man who chases two rabbits catches neither.”
The most successful human beings are wildly focused. They have a very clear picture of what it is they want to create by the time they reach the end of their lives and then they have the discipline (and courage) to stick to their mission – saying “no” to everything that is not mission critical.
So my gentle suggestion to you is to simplify your life. Strip away all that is unimportant – these are the things keeping you from getting to your dreams. And then once you do your clean up, focus, focus, focus. You’ll be surprised how good you will then get at being great.