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WEEK FORTY-THREE

Hello and welcome to Week Forty-Three of The Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan. We

hope your week is going well and that you're ready for this week's edition.

Today as Jim and Chris talk about the importance of leaders taking time out for

themselves and taking care of themselves, I'm reminded of a particular phenomenon of

the ocean. The last few years (5 to be exact) my family and I have made it a point to go to

the Florida Gulf Coast for a week to 10 days. We try to stay in the Destin area, which is

known for its clear, blue water and white sand. On a perfect day it is so easy to just

marvel at the beauty and magnificence of the ocean. It's expanse and power are almost

beyond imagination, but I've also noticed a phenomenon; that in spite of the beauty,

power and magnificence of the ocean, at certain times of the year and on particular days,

the usually beautiful and clear water will actually become murky (usually related to

storms farther out). And all of a sudden this beautiful, magnificent ocean, has now

become a place that is perceived as unpleasant by many and certainly not with the luster

it had on the previous day. The power and expanse of the ocean didn't change, just the

clearness of the water.

When leaders invest in themselves and take care of themselves they are much more able

to create clearness and an attractive environment from which they lead. Conversely, if

you neglect yourself, you are more likely to have murkiness in your relationships and the

results can dramatically be affected. You may be the same person, but how you are

perceived and how effective you become can be hindered. We all have the opportunity to

create both positive or negative experiences for ourselves and those around us. As

leaders, let's realize that investing in ourselves needs to be at the top of our priority list.

Lots of great stuff this week!

Enjoy!

Kyle

“Leaders are those who determine the Area of Excellence for the group.”

-– Brian Tracy

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LEADERSHIP

Jim Rohn's Tenth Pillar of Success: Leadership, Part Four -

Becoming the Best Leader You Can Be

Hi, Jim Rohn here. Remember our key phrase this month: You are a leader! Continue to

grow in your leadership position so that you can effectively lead the group around you,

no matter what size it is!

This month we are covering the topic of Leadership:

1. The Foundational Principles of Leadership and Developing a Powerful Vision.

Three weeks ago we covered the basic foundational elements that are central to becoming

a person with tremendous leadership skills and abilities. We also discussed secrets to

having a powerful and compelling vision that helps you attract others.

2. Character: The Core of Leadership and Leadership Mistakes to Avoid. Two

weeks ago we looked at what I believe to be the core element of what it means to be a

leader--the issue of character. We looked at what it means to be a person of character

who can lead others forward, and how character is essential in successfully leading

others. We also looked at some typical leadership mistakes people make that hinder their

ability to lead and move their organizations forward, and how you can avoid making

those same mistakes.

3. Skills Needed for Effective Leadership and Developing Other Leaders in Your

Organization. Last week we turned our eyes away from the character traits of leaders

and looked more at the basic skills that effective leaders demonstrate. We looked at some

strategic ways to develop other leaders around you so you ensure a new generation of

leaders.

4. Becoming the Best Leader You Can Be - Taking Care of Yourself as the Leader

and Motivating Those Who Follow You - In Good Times and Tough Times. This

week we will take a closer look at making sure that you take care of yourself. In this day

and age it is even more important for the leader to closely guard their own growth and

development. Today we will also look at how to motivate others to follow you.

There is a basic principle in life: You cannot help people beyond the degree to which you

have first helped yourself. This is not to say we should be narcissistic and selfish. It

means that we should make our own lives successful so that we can in turn help others

along the journey as well.

Leaders can fall into this trap: they can be so focused on the needs of their followers and

the needs of the organization that they eventually fall apart themselves, which means they

can no longer help others.

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One key to being a great leader is to work towards longevity. This means taking care of

yourself and making yourself the very best leader and person you can be. You've heard

me teach in my seminars, "I'll take care of me for you, and you take care of you for me."

This philosophy is true not only on a broad level, but especially in leadership.

So, here are some keys to keeping yourself in the game so you can be an effective leader

for a very long time and all the while helping as many people as possible:

1. Realize that taking care of yourself isn’t being selfish. Leaders are people just as

their followers are. We need to take care of ourselves. And it isn’t being selfish to do so.

In fact, the argument could be made that to not take care of ourselves is the most selfish

thing we could do because there is high likelihood that we will burn out and then be

unable to serve our followers because we haven't taken care of ourselves. We can still

work hard and lead, while at the same time be very effective in taking care of ourselves.

This may be an attitude or belief adjustment for some of you who are used to giving up

too much of yourselves to your followers.

2. Have a plan for taking care of yourself. If you don’t have a plan, something

important could, and probably will be, neglected. What gets planned, gets done. It is

interesting that the same leaders who wouldn’t neglect planning their work, don’t plan the

part of their lives that will restore them to a greater strength in both their work and non-

work lives. A strong leader plans to restore him or herself. They schedule restorative

activities and times.

3. Set boundaries. Even as leaders, we need to have boundaries with our followers.

There needs to be a clear line that they are not allowed to cross or encroach upon. Your

followers need to know not only that you are the leader and as such, you are willing to

sacrifice for the team, but also that you are a person who needs time for yourself.

4. Live a life of balance. One of the most important things you can do in this area is to

make sure that you are balanced. There are many areas of life: work, hobbies, family,

health, recreation, learning, etc. The list could go forever. Unfortunately, too many

people spend too much time on one or two areas, and usually it is work that gets the bulk

of our energy and attention. Life isn’t designed to be lived this way. We all need a break

from an intense routine. We are actually designed to

work more efficiently as we live in balance. As we turn

away from a part of life for a time it actually enables us

to be better when we return. So when you leave your

leadership at work for a time, say for a well-needed

vacation, you will actually be a better leader when you

get back to the office. Balance makes us better in every

area, including our emotional, physical, intellectual and

spiritual life.

5. Spend quiet time. We live in a day of noise. From the time we get up until the time

we collapse into bed, we are surrounded by noise. We are bombarded with thousands of

marketing messages. We're exposed to television, radio, and people talking all day long.

Frankly, we need quiet. We need to be alone with just our thoughts. We need to get away

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from all of the voices to be alone with our own voice – that inner voice we don’t always

get to hear. When we get alone we begin to see more clearly. We learn about ourselves.

And that, in turn, helps us become better leaders.

6. Take time for fun things. Every leader – every person – needs time for fun. Just

because you are a leader doesn’t mean that you have to be serious all of the time.

Everybody should have things they do to enjoy themselves. Laugh and have fun!

7. Have someone such as a mentor or coach invest in you, just as you invest in

others. The job of the leader is to give sacrificially to those he or she leads. This is the

idea of servant leadership. Leaders give. The idea that the leaders get to the top and live

off of others' work is not accurate. True leaders give to others. The downside is that we

often do not have anyone to give to us. While we are teaching others, who teaches us?

Every great leader should have someone who can contribute to their life, someone who

can teach them, someone who can encourage them, someone who the leader can go to

with issues and problems. That is a need every leader has. You would do well to find

someone who can invest in you the way you invest in others.

8. Take a day off each week. Ancient script teaches us, labor (or work) six days and rest

one. Take a day of rest. No more “sneaking back into the office.” No more making “just

one more phone call.” This is a foreign concept to many people in this day. We have

become seven-days-a-week workers. But the body, the mind and the spirit need rest. It is

okay to do nothing. You have my permission! Rest one full day – at least! This will go a

long way toward regenerating your life, and ultimately your leadership.

9. Go for the long haul. The old fable of the tortoise and the hare is a good analogy here.

Those who finish first are those who steadily plod along and discipline themselves to

finish the race. You are a leader today. Do you want to be a leader 10 years from now? 20

years? 30 years? If you pace yourself and take care of yourself, you can be. Yes, we need

to have a sense of urgency in our work, but we must at the same time understand we have

a lifetime to lead.

Taking care of yourself is important. It is something you cannot neglect if you take your

leadership role seriously. Give this some serious thought and consideration. When you

grasp the concept of taking care of yourself and then act on it, you will significantly

increase your chances for being a great leader for the long haul.

Next, Chris is going to talk to you about motivating people and being a leader during

tough and challenging times.

Until next week, let's do something remarkable!

Jim Rohn

“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the

vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.”

-- John Welch

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