What are Your Excuses? Could Your Attitude Sabotage Your Success as a Leader?
Attitude Obstacles are always a potential trap. Especially if you’re unaware of their potentially destructive consequences. We all occasionally make subtle excuses to ourselves when challenges occur. What are your excuses?
We’re in the mist of The Great Resignation. Employers are seeking creative new ways to retain and engage their talent. Some employers are handing out larger raises than in the past. Talent shortages are creating opportunities for leaders to step up.
Have you ever found yourself saying similar phrases when faced with a challenging task?
Whether you share these excuses with others or simply harbor then internally, these are Attitude Obstacles.
The late, great motivational speaker Zig Ziglar gave us some powerful thoughts about attitude. He called these kinds of excuses:
And as a remedy he suggested it was time for…
If you want to have more (money, authority, respect, high paying clients, etc.), you must become the person that is worthy in they eyes of those who will grant it.
When you embrace self-limiting excuses, you diminish your personal power. And you deprive yourself of the opportunity to develop your potential as a leader leader.
The next time you’re tempted to use one of these excuses, ask yourself:
– Zig Ziglar
What Kind of Question is This?
We can agree that it’s provocative. When is failure ever the goal? So why should we ever want to encourage or reward it? What might happen if you actually did reward failure?
How Complimentary is YOUR Close? This is the part of a letter that immediately precedes the writer’s signature, consisting of words such as Sincerely, Cordially, Very truly yours, Best regards, etc. We’ve always done it that way.
I believe it’s OK to declare your sincerity or to close cordially. Writers have used those terms for over a century, When would it be time to explore more personalized alternatives? How about today?
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