LEADERSHIP-A SIX PART SERIES-PART 4-SELF MOTIVATION

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Good Morning, this is Stephen J. Blakesley, CEO of GMS Talent L.P. and

We are talking about LEADERSHIP, and in particular, Self-Motivation, today. This is part 4 of the 6-part instruction on Leadership and some of the attributes of strong leadership (taken from the book The Leading Man, by Stephen J. Blakesley).

Few, if any of us, are blessed with constant motivation. So, on occasion, one needs to be able to motivate themselves. The steps involved with self-motivation are, as one might think, very important but pretty simple.

Steps involved in Self-Motivation:

· Where do you want to go?

· Why do you want to go there?

· How will you benefit from getting there?

· What will the benefits do for you?

Let’s take them one at a time. Where do you want to go? Knowing where you want to go can present some real challenges, like; will I live long-enough to see us reach the goal?, or is this really achievable, at all?, or possibly even, I have been there before why do I want to do this again?. All are legitimate obstacles that may present themselves all at once or possibly just one or two at a time and there are many others that one might encounter. In any event they need to be addressed.

You would be surprised how many people do not know where they are going and wherever they land they are Okay with it. It is my belief that a definitive place, however, is much better than just any place. If you can picture a place of arrival you can picture some of the benefits of getting there and even what those benefits might do for you.

Even if the destination is too short, too big or even too small, it is better to achieve something rather than nothing at all, even if the destination falls short of where you hoped to be. SO, have a destination (a specific destination) in mind.

Know why you want to go there. If you don’t know, why would you think that someone else would want to go there. Sometimes you need to help others see the future. Sometimes the future is not as clear as one might think. And besides, it doesn’t hurt to tell people something they already know.

The easiest of the four steps (for me, at least) of Self-Motivation is the understanding of how you will benefit from arriving. Maybe you could be wrong (heaven forbid) and there will be other benefits you did not perceive (most likely there will be) but it is important that you be able to visualize just how you will benefit from arriving.

Possibly the last and maybe the most difficult is that of imagining how you and others would or could enjoy the benefits from achieving the goal or objective. If so, how? Help others to see how they could prosper on their way there and when they arrive. Many don’t have the imagination to picture how arrival might benefit them, help them out. Give them some pictures that only you could come up with.

Well that is it for this session. Self-Motivation is an essential part of leadership. If you don’t know how to do it, learn. We have a whole course on Self-Motivation designed just for you.

Contact Us: Stephen J. Blakesley, GMS Talent LP, 607 N. Magnolia St. Tomball, TX. 77375, 281-687-9255, [e-mail].