Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around. ~Henry David Thoreau*
This is so true; don’t you think? Consider this…how would your life be different today if you hadn’t believed in yourself?
How would your world be different today if other leaders hadn’t believed in their potential, their vision, their mission?
What if:
- Abraham Lincoln hadn’t believed slaves should be freed?
- John F. Kennedy, Jr., hadn’t believed a man could walk on the moon?
- Martin Luther King hadn’t believed in the dream of equality for all?
- Susan B. Anthony hadn’t believed women should vote?
- Jonas Salk hadn’t believed polio could be cured?
These are just a few examples; given time, and putting our heads together, we could probably come up with a list that would span countless pages of how others’ (and our own) beliefs have changed our lives, our communities, and our world.
Regardless of what stage of life — and leadership — you may be in, know that the first step you must take to move forward is the believe in yourself, in your dream, and your ability to accomplish it.
Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail. ~Charles F. Kettering
Do so, and success will surely follow.
Do so, and you will change the lives of more people than you can imagine, at levels you may not even be aware of.
Do so…we need you!
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Note: This concludes this 12-month, focused Intentional Leadership journey. Thank you for accompanying me. Remember, it is a journey; even though our study together is ended, it doesn’t mean you must or should stop working through this process. This work, this guide, is archived for you on this site, and you are welcome to revisit it — even go through the whole process, or pieces of it, as the need arises — at any time in the future.
*From the Intentional Leadership booklet, by Giant Impact.
