I Resolve...

Welcome to 2015! Yet another opportunity to do great new things and to improve on the old. I resolve to be better through greater use of these four principles: self-awareness, ingenuity, love and leadership. Self-awareness: “To order one's life” “Leaders thrive by understanding who they are and what they value, by becoming aware of unhealthy blind spots or weaknesses that can derail them, and by cultivating the habit of continuous reflection and learning.” Ingenuity: “The whole world will become our house” “Leaders make themselves and others comfortable in a changing world. They eagerly explore new ideas, approaches and cultures rather than shrink defensively from what lurks around life's next corner. Anchored by nonnegotiable principles and values, they cultivate the ‘indifference’ that allows them to adapt confidently.” Love: “With greater love than fear” “Leaders face the world with a confident, healthy sense of themselves as endowed with talent, dignity, and the potential to lead. They find exactly these same attributes in others and passionately commit to honoring and unlocking the potential they find in themselves and in others. They create environments bound and energized by loyalty, affection, and mutual support.” Leadership: “Eliciting great desires” “Leaders imagine an inspiring future and strive to shape it rather than passively watching the future happen around them. Leaders extract gold from the opportunities at hand rather than waiting for golden opportunities to be handed to them.”