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Aspirations of a Good Leader

Aspiration is often a leadership trait that is ignored. However, every great

leader is a person that aspires. They aspire to become a better person and
to grow and develop a better organization. The inspiring Robert Browning
once wrote, “Our aspirations are our possibilities.” He was right. A leader
without aspirations is like a captain of a ship that goes nowhere but in
circles.

Every leader must first aspire to become a leader. They must have a dream
of a better future and a desire to make impact. Aspiration is the start of
great leadership. There are four aspirations that every leader should aspire
to master during their time in leadership.

The 4 Aspirations of Great Leaders

1. FINISH – Complete Worthwhile Tasks.

Today’s tasks are tomorrow’s achievements. Find the essential task that is
waiting for you this day. In the essential task you will find amazing rewards.
Never forget that it is a worthwhile task to change your organization and
yourself. Worthwhile tasks are not the mundane tasks that are put before
us, but rather these are the tasks that make an impact. These are the tasks
that only the leader can perform.

Seven key strengths of task-oriented leadership are:

Clarify objectives: Task-oriented leaders provide direct instruction. For

example, if you are working with a team, you need to specify simple
instructions, deadlines, and targets to employees to make it easy for them to
achieve the potential you want.
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Framework tasks precisely. If you are working on a project, you need to

outline the mission first. List the essential jobs and then accurately explain
the processes. Design the methods and strategies with them to brainstorm
the ideas in a well-mannered course of action.

Issue exact deadlines. Setting deadlines is essential for the group to have a
sense of achievement. Set reminders for your employees and ask them to
work actively over the project, which has strict deadlines.

Offer guidance. Provide clear advice and direction to avoid mistakes,

roadblocks, and hassles. Give opportunities to ask questions. Provide
information, resources, research, and other points of clarification. By
offering guidance, you will address obstacles and move another step
towards progress.

Excellent representatives They know very well which team is suitable for
which task; therefore, they are great at proper delegations. They drive
productivity levels higher by identifying the strengths of their employees.

Apply a reward system: After their teams have achieved key results and
objectives, apply systems to continually reward and motivate. For example,
set a reward, bonus, time off or other factors specific to individual’s diverse
sets of motivation at the end of the month to increase productivity and
make a disciplined work environment.

Attain favorable outcomes: This leadership style achieves the best results by
directing team strengths and setting strategies. They understand their
responsibilities well and work effectively.

2. AWARENESS – Take Advantage of Opportunities.

Know that opportunities abound and commit to taking advantage of all

opportunities. Look at possibilities. Explore, create, and invent a new world
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by taking steps of faith. Author Michael Harrington once wrote that, “It
takes a certain level of aspiration before one can take advantage of
opportunities that are clearly offered.” Great leaders aspire to take a chance
or risk when the right opportunity presents itself.

Advantages of taking opportunities

Opportunities allow you to grow and learn

Taking opportunities allows you to learn something new. You may not be
familiar with taking on a certain opportunity, but if it’s the right one for you
then go for it.

Learning is often uncomfortable at first because we aren’t used to taking

that risk or challenging ourselves, however once we overcome this fear and
take advantage of an opportunity more experiences will follow.

We can’t learn in comfort zones, taking opportunities will help you grow and
evolve as a person which is key to success.

Opportunities help you achieve your goals faster

Opportunities can come in the form of taking a new job, going back to
school, or meeting someone who has connections.

These opportunities will allow you to follow certain paths which lead
towards achieving your dreams and goals. If we want what’s best for our
careers then taking an opportunity is necessary.

Success doesn’t come easy, taking on opportunities will help you get there
faster.

Opportunities help you meet new people

Opportunities are the best way to make connections. Sometimes taking an

opportunity means taking a risk, but that’s okay! If you don’t take this
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chance then who knows if someone will ever create another one for you?
Opportunities allow us to explore our options and follow certain paths
which allows us to meet new people along the way.

People are everywhere, taking opportunities will help you meet new
individuals that can be beneficial for your future!

Opportunities allow you to discover your passions

We all have different interests, taking opportunities in life and business will
help us explore what we are passionate about. You can’t be successful doing
something that doesn’t excite you.

Opportunities usually come in the form of taking a chance on yourself or

following certain paths which may lead to finding new hobbies.

Passion is key to success, taking opportunities will help you discover what
makes your heart tick.

Opportunities allow you to move forward in life

If we want to achieve our goals and dreams then taking opportunities is key.
Opportunities can take many forms, but taking this chance allows us to
move forward in life.

Sometimes taking an opportunity means taking that leap of faith which may
seem scary at first, but it’s necessary in order for us to grow as individuals.

If you want to move forward then taking opportunities will allow you to do
just that.

Opportunities allow you to achieve your dreams

Sometimes taking a chance or taking an opportunity means following

certain paths which will lead to achieving our dreams and goals.
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Opportunities come in the form of taking chances on ourselves, but if we

want success then this is what’s necessary.

We can’t always stay comfortable because comfort leads us nowhere. If we

never try taking an opportunity then how else will we ever know if
something is possible?!

If you want it, taking opportunities means taking chances which leads to
achieving those dreams and goals.

Opportunities allow you to be a leader

Leadership opportunities can come in many forms. Taking an opportunity

may allow you to put yourself in a position where you will lead a team or
group.

Being a leader takes courage, taking an opportunity will help you step
outside of your comfort zone and show others the way.

Opportunities allow you to be a risk-taker

There is nothing wrong with taking risks! As long as we are taking the
necessary precautions than taking opportunities in life and business will
help us become successful.

Sometimes we are afraid to take risks, taking an opportunity will help you
get out of your comfort zone and face those fears. We all need to take some
risks from time to time, taking the necessary precautions ensures that
everything will be okay.

Opportunities allow you to be a better version of yourself

Taking opportunities means taking chances, but if we want success then

taking these risks can help us become the best versions of ourselves.
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Sometimes taking an opportunity in life and business is scary, but it’s

necessary for our growth as individuals. If we never take this chance then
how will we ever know what we are capable of?

Opportunities allow us to create success stories

Imagine you take an opportunity and it completely changes your life. What a
story that will be to tell!

Opportunities come in many forms and we all have the potential to create
our own success stories.

If you want to become a better version of yourself taking opportunities will

allow this.

3. GROWTH – Get Better Everyday at Something.

Leadership is evolution. Leaders’ grow, develop, and change. Simply put,

leaders’ get better. Find the courage to get better daily. Find areas to
improve yourself. Make a decision to continue this process for your entire
lifetime. Don’t quit improving until the day you die and then make the most
of that day. Author Martin Zwilling wrote in The Business Insider an article
entitled, “The Most Successful People Never Stop Learning Until They Die.”

HOW TO BECOME A BETTER YOU EVERY DAY

Become more observant. Notice everything that surrounds

You. The world is full of examples, ideas, words, wisdom,

Mistakes and experiences.

Collect ideas. Ideas and thoughts tend to evaporate from

Your mind too fast. Try to capture them before it is too late.

Ideally, write down or sketch every single one.

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Read. Read a lot. Reading is probably the best investment

Of time ever. Devote at least 30 minutes per day to reading.

Ideally, have a book always with you.

Analyze your day. Before going to bed, spend 10 minutes

Analyzing your day. Consider what things you managed to. Do well and
what mistakes you made.

Start writing. The biggest value of a good writing skill is

That it cultivates a discipline. First of all, the discipline of

Thinking. Your thoughts will cease to be random and

Chaotic. They will gradually become systematic and Structured instead.

4. LEADERSHIP – Be a Person Worth Following.

Be a leader that is remembered. Have deep convictions and core values that
shape every decision. Care deeply about causes and the people that you
lead. Be a person of passion. Be an example. Blaze a path so that others can
follow and lead to a place of significance not just a place of success.
A leader worth following leads with ethics. True leaders are proof you can do
well by doing right. Their ethics are not conveniently molded to fit a
particular situation but indelibly etched in their very being, as natural
impulses that never go stale or out of style.

A leader worth following leads by example. True leaders don’t expect others
to do anything they aren’t willing to do themselves. Their leadership comes
from their actions, not simply their words. They hold themselves equally
responsible as those they are leading.
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A leader worth following leads with fairness. True leaders treat everyone
fairly. It’s a necessity. They understand that fairness is the ability to rise
above their own prejudices and treat everyone equally.

A leader worth following leads with humility. True leaders know that
humility is concerned with what is right, that it leads to strength and not to
weakness—that it is the equilibrium of power. It is the highest form of self-
respect to lead from the stance of humility.

A leader worth following leads brings out the best in others. True leaders
guide and support others in their success, ensuring that everyone is
performing at their best, doing the work they are meant to do, and doing it
with excellence.

A leader worthy of following kindles within others a desire to excel simply by

believing in them—bringing out the best in them and building their
confidence in return.

A leader worth following leads with trust. True leaders are competent and
reliable and consistent, and in return they get people who are loyal and
show them great respect. They lead with trust, not power or control.

A leader worth following leads with confidence. True leaders have great
confidence and courage. They look fear in the face and defy it, they know
that wherever their heart is, there lies their confidence.

Most of all, a leader worth following embraces the concept that leadership
is, above all, a privilege and recognizes that the things they think, say, and
do have a significant impact on those around them.

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