Leadership Lessons from Real Life Council Bluffs, Iowa, native David Jacobson, a 1969 graduate of Bellevue College, was vice president of human resources at Anheuser Busch in St. Louis when multiple sclerosis cut his career short. Jacobson received the University's Alumni Achievement Award in January and is a member of the University's Legacy Builders Club. Now retired in Holiday Island, Arkansas, he isinvolved in volunteer and community service activities, including human resources consulting for Bellevue University. Here he talks about real-life leadership lessons and overcoming obstacles to success. I think leaders are made, and anybody can become a better leader.
People can truly become anything that they want to be, within their physical limitations.
We limit our own success by the parameters we put on ourselves. We have no idea what our limits are until we start pushing ourselves. It's just that simple. People who really want to excel in their lives and careers are not going to be watching the clock. They will do what it takes to get the job done.