From the course: 20 Habits of Executive Leadership
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Know your why
- What question do you find so compelling that you'll spend the rest of your life chasing an answer? Have you learned to articulate that gut drive that compels you to do what you do? Simon Sinek suggested that great leaders inspire action by starting with why. He said, people don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it. And I think he's right. When you look in the mirror, when you turn the believing and doing inward. You start to see that you aren't driven by some rational plan but by a desire, a love, a calling, a purpose. Successful executives are crystal clear about why they do what they do. They understand their calling, their purpose. Do you? Can you articulate it? I've got it a quick exercise that will help you get clear about your purpose, your why? Then a practice so that you can train yourself to act intentionally in line with your purpose. It's not a complicated practice but it will require…
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