Mastering Emotions (A Required Skill for Great Leaders)

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Our emotions are very important. They are a significant part of what makes us human. But emotions can change at the drop of a dime for a wide variety of reasons (i.e. illness, bad news, hitting knee on coffee table). Therefore, those who seek to be great must govern themselves by something greater than emotions. If one governs him/herself by emotions, then their commitment to whatever their cause is will shift and decline if they get discouraged enough. They will fly off the handle and lose everything they have worked for if they give in to those who vehemently oppose them. Or they can fall into temptations that can wreck their lives and the well being of those around them if they get emotionally seduced. All great people will and have had to overcome emotions during crucial points in their lives. There has to be an internal resolve that will keep you in position when vacillating feelings begin to be stirred. It just comes with the territory.

You Are What You Think

Thoughts are the inputs that determine our eventual actions. With that said, it is crazy how many people let their thought life go ungoverned. We have to manage the thoughts that we allow to stay in our minds like we manage our finances, relationships, and health (if not more). You can't stop all of the random and stupid thoughts that come through your head, but you can stop them from getting cozy there. We must actively fill our minds with good things. There must be a habit formed of thinking excellent and productive thoughts because these will cause our actions to be the same. I heard someone very recently say that "the most valuable real estate is what is between our ears. Companies pay billions of dollars for a piece of that real estate." Since this is the case, lets keep our most precious real estate in tip top condition.

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How Many People Will You Kill Or Revive Today?

Believe it or not, we either kill people (including ourselves) or revive them every single day. There is a famous phrase that states "the power of life and of death is in the tongue". We take for granted the massive capacity that our mouths have to either destroy or grow. I am guilty at times of being careless with my words and end up saying things I don't mean. Those careless words are like stray bullets hitting innocent bystanders. Then other times I speak as I should and it is like fresh air for someone who has been drowning in life's difficulties. We end up hurting ourselves when we speak negatively to ourselves too. We say things such as "I can't do that", or "I'm not smart enough", "I'm too fat", or "who could ever love me". Internal dialogue like this is the same as putting a revolver to our head and squeezing. It may not be an instant death, but we are carrying the cloud of death over our heads when we operate according to this mode of thinking. So as you go through your day today, ask yourself "how many people will I either kill or give life to today"? You have more power than you know.

The Pain You Overcome Is Someone Else's Inspiration

You've probably heard it said that the pain you endure is for someone else. I believe that to be true to a certain degree. I don't think you can totally take yourself out of the equation though. A lot of the pain we experience (that God allows and that we don't inflict on ourselves) is for our character development and overall long term benefit. Yet, that character development is meant to assist others as well. The people who look up to you or who you are paving the way for (even if you are not conscience of it) are going to find motivation from your story. When they hear the odds that you overcame, they will then be able to muster the courage to face their own adversity (especially if it is similar). It is hard not to focus on ourselves when we are hurting, our natural inclination is to nurse our wounds as quickly as possible. But if we would take a moment to look beyond ourselves, we will perhaps see all of the aspiring souls watching are movements and hoping we will overcome them so they know it is possible for them to do the same.

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