"I am not a role model."
- Charles Barkley, famous Nike ad campaign
If you were able to know that what you DID today directly AFFECTED kids in your community tomorrow, how would you treat today? If your HABITS, SKILLS and ACTIONS were all to be used to teach others how to lead and be successful, would you CHANGE the way you execute your day?
Many people want the "label' of being a LEADER. The ideas of the prestige, entitlements and praise are OVERWHELMING and ENTRANCING. There is only one issue…
Few accept that they are to ACCOUNTABLE for all their actions, decisions and, yes, how they serve as a ROLE MODEL. A leader IS the person that sets the tone for all others, guiding their actions, influencing their interests and directing their focus. THAT IS A LOT OF PRESSURE!
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
What makes a LEADER so special?
They CHOOSE to be the person others look to for advice, instruction and motivation. They CHOOSE to be accountable to those they lead on a level that those who follow may never expect to be personally. They CHOOSE to be the focus of potential ridicule, embarrassment, or even public outcast, simply due to an innate feeling of OBLIGATION to those around them.
They CHOOSE to be leaders. They CHOOSE to be ROLE MODELS.
The question initially posed was, "If you were able to know that what you DID today directly AFFECTED kids in your community tomorrow, how would you treat today?" In fact, your actions as a role model DO affect those kids in your community, as well as your peers, your political leaders and your business community as a whole. As a LEADER and ROLE MODEL to others, don't you think you owe it to everyone and yourself to be the BEST you can!?
Cheers,
Zach
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