To fulfill the promise of using your head to manage and your heart to lead throughout the upcoming year, may your holiday stocking bulge at the seams with the gift of the 7 c’s of leadership!
7 c’s of leadership
Gift #1: Connection.
Connect with your purpose and passions, then work them into your daily living in doses large or small. Take and make the time to connect with others.
“Sometimes, reaching out and taking someone’s hand is the beginning of a journey. At other times, it is allowing another to take yours.” ~Vera Nazarian
Gift #2: Communicate.
Engage in two-way dialogue, share freely what you know and actively listen with your head and heart to what others have to say.
“Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say infinitely when you mean very; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.” ~C.S. Lewis
Gift #3: Capability.
Dare yourself to stretch the limits of your potential and to inspire those around you to do the same.
“Life shouldn’t be about the either/or. We’re capable of more than that, you know?” ~Sarah Dessen
Gift #4: Celebrate.
Smile, laugh, have fun – it feels good and is good for you and those around you!
“Grace is the celebration of life, relentlessly hounding all the non-celebrants in the world. It is a floating, cosmic bash shouting its way through the streets of the universe, flinging the sweetness of its cassations to every window, pounding at every door in a hilarity beyond all liking and happening, until the prodigals come out at last and dance, and the elder brothers finally take their fingers out of their ears.” ~Robert Farrar Capon
Gift #5: Courage.
Take a stand for what’s good and what’s right, even if doing so is unpopular.
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” ~Coco Chanel
Gift #6: Character.
Choose to be a person of integrity, never afraid to be found out. Show care and compassion for all.
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” ~Maya Angelou
Gift #7: Commitment.
Dedicate yourself to finding connection, communicating, reaching for your potential, celebrating, and being courageous, sincere, caring and authentic!
“Your art is what you do when no one can tell you exactly how to do it. Your art is the act of taking personal responsibility, challenging the status quo, and changing people.” ~Seth Godin
May these 7 c’s of leadership be a year-round gift that keeps giving and giving!
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