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Recap of Leadership Habits (from the Editor) In last month's article, we explored four fundamental habits that distinguish great leaders, inspired by Laz Alba's insights on leadership. These habits serve as the cornerstone for eective leadership and personal growth. Here's a brief recap: 1. The Habit of No Snooze - This habit emphasizes the importance of starting your day strong by avoiding the temptation to hit the snooze button. Waking up immediately signals to your body and mind that the first part of your day matters, setting a tone of discipline and readiness. 2. The Habit of Pre-Deciding - Decision fatigue can significantly impact leadership eectiveness. By pre-deciding on key decisions and automating routine choices, leaders can conserve mental energy for more critical decisions, thereby enhancing their ability to focus on what truly matters. 3. The Habit of Doing the Hard-Right - Great leaders choose the hard-right over the easy-wrong. This means facing challenges head-on and making decisions that are in the best interest of the team, even when they are dicult. It's about integrity and prioritizing long-term benefits over short-term ease. 4. The Habit of You-First Leadership - Contrary to the natural inclination to prioritize oneself, this habit encourages leaders to put others first. By focusing on the needs and growth of their team members, leaders can foster a supportive and productive environment, ultimately leading to greater collective success. 8 HABITS OF GREAT LEADERS, PART 2 by Greg Groeschel The potential of your leadership is a reflection of the quality of your habits. Outlined below are the final four habits many great leaders have in common. If you want to have a bigger impact, develop better habits. The best leaders intentionally commit to strategic habits that produce their desired results. If you played sports growing up, you likely remember a coach who would make you "run the lines." When I was running lines, one of my coaches would always tell me, "If you cheat in practice, you cheat your progress." This stuck with me through the years and motivated me to always "touch the line" in other areas of life. The same is true for your leadership. Don't stop when you're tired; stop when you're done. And as the leader, you get to choose where the finish lines are. I have a self-determined deadline of having my sermon done at noon on Wednesday every week. This self-imposed deadline requires me to "touch the line" every week with the most important task I have, and frees me up to focus on everything else after it's passed. To become a world-class leader, do more than what is expected of you. If you want to be successful in the weight room, there is power in doing one more rep. If you set out to do 10 reps, do 11. When you do, you're doing 10% more than expected. Why is this important? To exceed the expectations of others, raise your expectations of yourself. Building the habit of "one more rep" stretches you and makes you a stronger leader. Whenever someone asks you to do something, give them more than they ask for. It's a practice that benefits them and helps you stand out in their minds. This same logic applies to companies. When an employee of a company goes above and beyond for you, it changes how you view the entire company they work for. You not only think well of the company, you become an ambassador for that company. So what does this mean for the people you lead? Someone who meets expectations is someone worth keeping. And someone who exceeds expectations is someone worth promoting. If you want to inspire others, you need to inspire yourself first. You've probably realized it's easy to get excited about a new job, mission, or project, but it's hard to stay passionate over a long period of time. You've got to fuel your own fire. It's important to focus on inspiration, not motivation. Motivation comes from an external motive, while inspiration comes from within. If you do what you do out of motivation, you'll work until someone removes the external motivating factor. If you do what you do out of inspiration, no one will be able to talk you out of your passion. be so among whoever would be you must be and whoever among you slave, even as came not to serve, and to ransom for -Jesus We all have goals and dreams. We also all will hit resistance and face opposition. When you stall out, encounter sta problems, see little progress, or discouragement sets in, you'll be tempted to quit. Don't. What sets great leaders apart? According to Angela Duckworth in her book *Grit*, it's not intelligence, education, or talent. The world's top leaders are set apart by grit. People with grit have the strength of character that refuses to quit. I say it this way: "When I commit, I don't quit. I am a finisher." Sometimes the most important thing you can do is show back up. "Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare." —Angela Duckworth 5. The Habit of Touching the Line 8. The Habit of Showing Back Up 7. The Habit of Fueling the Fire 6. The Habit of One More Rep