They believe in very high goals. They work very hard and are never willing to quit working at accomplishing those goals. With all the meaningful lessons Junior Chamber teaches us, the above quote has to be one of the most important lessons of all. When leading a team, be it related to Junior Chamber, your career or your family, never forget that high goals and hard work on those goals will overcome the mightiest of challenges and the daunting of odds.
Leaders often fail because they choose to set goals that are realistic or within our capabilities .
This is like saying we are not going to get better than we are now or we not willing to do more than expected. To be Junior Chamber leaders we must be willing to push our team members far beyond what they originally thought was possible. It s okay to push people as long as it s done with personal honesty, with respect, and for all the right reasons. I would like to share with you the story of a former member who exemplifies this leadership approach. While serving as local membership vice president, he started a small sandwich shop and dreamed of building a financial empire by serving good, fast and inexpensive food.