The stronger our sense of purpose or mission, the stronger our energy, passion, and commitment. The journey of personal growth requires finding our own way by implementing a series of interconnected areas of growth and development. Organizational and Team Energy Levels Take the courageous approach to leadership by building team commitment and ownership. Our Altitude A well researched book, Emotional Intelligence brings together the scientific proof that it's our attitude more than our aptitude that determines our altitude. However, there are success systems, success habits, and success principles applied through discipline and persistence.
Failure often results from following the line of least persistence.
As we contribute our work to our team or organization, we also need to contribute a deeper sense of meaning or purpose. If we're going to be leaders, we need to take our selves and ours to the Emotional and Spiritual levels. A great fictional story illustrating a major problem we encounter again and again in our work with individuals, teams, and organizations trying to move to higher levels of performance. It's the problem of balancing the speed and pace of daily life or operations with periodically stepping back to make sure we're heading in the right direction. Standing up and standing firm for our beliefs can be lonely and unpopular.