Inner Drive

No one ever said it will be easy. No one ever said that it will be glamorous. It is the drive inside that keeps you going and the prize at the end that made you see that it was all worth it. 

On the same note: if you do not feel the drive, do not have the passion for what you are doing for that moment, or don't care for the prize, then maybe it is your time to bow out gracefully and seek the path that will satisfy you and make you happy. once you find your niche you know that is the path for you. :

Follow Through

In leadership positions, one has to remember that decisions that are made affect a team or group of people. It strengthens relationships within and shows, whether if the decision is right or wrong, you stood up for the convictions of the group. Relationships are key in being a successful leader. It is not only about what is said, but also what is done. Relationships are strengthened with follow through.


Follow through is what aids in solving problems. A leader will lose trust and confidence within their team the moment the he or she does not follow through. If the team cannot count on its leader to do what they speak, they will stop coming to them thus weakening the relationship. To be a leader you must have a group that believes in your vision, passion and concepts. A group must have trust, faith and loyalty in their leader. These areas are difficult to cultivate, but easy to diminish. The moment a leader decides to avoid a situation, is the moment that leader, through action, tells their team “I do not care” because they will not follow through


Colin Powell once stated, “Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. “ How do we as leaders prevent for this type of failure to occur? Follow through by using communication.


True leaders communicate through words and actions. When we are actively finding remedies to situations that may arise, our team builds more confidence in our style. Even when we may not make the most popular decision, the team is assured that the leader is still looking out for the best interest of the group and its vision. More importantly, it shows that you are willing to be pro-active and will not avoid potential cancers. The follow through re-enforces the communication within the team, strengthening their commitment and understanding to the vision. This growing confidence allows you to continue to lead the group to their goal.


Has their been a time in your career you have not followed through? How did that make you feel? How did it affect the relationship you had with the other person? Your team? Where you able to overcome it and move on? How so?


We have all failed in this area before, even the greatest of leaders. What separates a successful leader and a failed leader? A successful leader gets up, learns from the mistake, communicates the lesson learned and continues to share the vision.


Do not impede your team to victory by not following through. At the end of the day you will end up standing alone in the battle because your soldiers saw that you did not care and decided not to believe in you anymore. Epic failure.

In Memory of a Visionary and Leader!

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle." -Steve Jobs

What inspired Leadership and Reflections?

Everyone has a desire, a fire that is ignited. The spark to share leadership styles with others came from Randy Pausch. Randy motivated others through his actions and showed us that true leadership comes from the heart.

I would like to share my inspiration to you. Here is Following Your Childhood Dreams aka Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

Enjoy!