Leading Yourself - Focus

A prerequisite of being a good leader is the ability to lead yourself.  That of being a person with a sense of purpose to your life, built upon an understanding and awareness of your own values. This sense of purpose is essential for the drive, determination and persistence which a leader needs if their vision for the future is not to remain as just a dream. The ability to keep your focus on what you want to be.  Poor leaders of self often use their circumstances as an excuse for a lack of focus. I was heartened and encouraged whilst watching the BBC TV documentary programme on the making of the song for the Queen’s jubilee to hear an interview with a young blind man called Michael. Michael is a drummer and lives in the slums of Nairobi. This is what he said

“No matter what you go through. No matter what difficulties you have.You still have to stay strong. You don’t have to break down and give up on everything. You need to keep your head up and KEEP FOCUSING on what you want to be”