W.I.N. Wednesday: No Enemies - No Character
"A man with no enemies is a man with no character."
Paul Newman
I had to read this quote from Paul Newman a few times. As I read it I reflected on the W.I.N. and the Dare to Be Great philosophies I teach.
It struck me that if you are a man or woman of character then you understand W.I.N. and you are very clear on your values. You are a person who is committed to those values and to doing what is right.
In my Dare to Be Great programs I share two guiding questions:
1. W.I.N. - What’s Important Now?
2. What’s the right thing to do?
During the workshops we talk about the fact that doing what’s right is not always what’s popular, expedient or easy, but it is always what is right. Doing what’s right will piss some people off and make you some enemies. It is still what’s right.
As a man or woman of character, you are also a man or woman of integrity. In Dare to be Great I share Dr. Brene Brown’s three elements of integrity:
1. Choosing Courage over comfort.
2. Choosing What’s Right over what’s fun, fast or easy.
3. Practicing your values, not just preaching your values.
Leadership experts James Kouzes and Barry Posner talk about having character as a leader is, “Do what you say you will do.”
Remember Simple versus Easy. Simple is a lack of complexity and easy is a lack of effort.
Being a man or woman of character is simple:
· Focus on W.I.N,
· Do What’s Right,
· Do what you say you will do,
· Choose courage over comfort, and
· Practice your Values.
Simple - not easy.
Take care.
Brian Willis
www.lifesmostpowerfulquestion.com
Maximizing human potential through Life's Most Powerful Question - What's Important Now?
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