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The secret of living a balanced life vs. a fulfilled life...
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Welcome to Light on Leadership! In under two minutes, our newsletter delivers one book recommendation, one leadership action step, and two leadership tips. We know you're busy, so we've designed this content to be both useful and shareable. Enjoy!
What are we reading? The 5 Gears: How to Be Present and Productive When There is Never Enough Time.
- by J. Kubicek & S. Cockram
For leaders to be successful, they must enjoy what they are doing. To do it long term, there must be a meeting at the intersection of leadership and passion. One of the goals of this book is to help individuals "fully experience the joys of leading and living well." This is a very simple statement, and it would be very easy to skip over and not take time to reflect on the power of these words. For us to lead well, we must live well, and to live well, we must lead well.
Billions of dollars are spent looking for the easy answer to living a balanced life. We would be more effective if we changed this approach from leading a balanced life to living a fulfilled life. A major part of living a fulfilled life is feeling like what we do "at work" is connected to who and what we truly are and aligns with our beliefs, values, and passion. It is important that we surround ourselves with people in our lives whom we truly trust and who can provide us feedback when one part of our life begins to move away from who we truly are.
Action Step
Who in your life provides honest, direct feedback about your actions and behaviors? Ask these trusted individuals how they would describe your leadership style, then reflect on how their perspective aligns with your self-reflections.
Purchase this book! https://www.amazon.com/Gears-Present-Productive-There-Enough/dp/1119111153
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Two Tips
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."
- Helen Keller
“Her grandma saw something in me, so I started looking for it too.”
– Buzz Lightyear
