{"id":2215,"date":"2014-10-19T21:22:29","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T01:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/?p=2215"},"modified":"2014-10-19T21:22:29","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T01:22:29","slug":"three-minute-leadership-our-second-greatest-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/2014\/10\/three-minute-leadership-our-second-greatest-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Minute Leadership: Our Second Greatest Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"

To: The Great Leaders Who Have a Passion for Continuous Learning<\/p>\n

A friend recently shared with me an article,\u00a0In Conclusion<\/em>, that he writes monthly to his organization to motivate and inspire the people whom he serves. In this month\u2019s note, he writes about the innate potential given to each of us at birth \u2013 the power to choose: \u201cOur innate potential means we can become so much better than we are today. It is within our control to realize that which we can be.<\/em>\u201d Quoting from\u00a0Stephen Covey<\/a>\u2019s book,\u00a0The 8th Habit<\/a>, he writes: \u201cNext to life itself, the power to choose is your greatest gift \u2026. Your power to choose the direction of your life allows you to reinvent yourself, to change your future.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

To help us release this innate potential, he offers\u00a0Stephen Covey<\/a>\u2019s \u201cfour assumptions\u201d, also from\u00a0The 8th Habit<\/a>, writing: \u201cThe closer we come to the \u2018four simple assumptions<\/em>\u2019, the greater the difference we will make in every aspect of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

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  1. For the body<\/em> \u2013 assume you’ve had a heart attack; now live accordingly.<\/li>\n
  2. For the mind<\/em> \u2013 assume the half-life of your profession is two years; now prepare accordingly.<\/li>\n
  3. For the heart<\/em> \u2013 assume everything you say about another, they can overhear; now speak accordingly.<\/li>\n
  4. For the spirit<\/em> \u2013 assume you have a one-on-one visit with your Creator every quarter; now live accordingly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We can become so much better than we are today \u2013 a simple statement. We will become so much better than we are today, because we will choose to be<\/em>\u2026 choose to do<\/em> \u2013 a powerful act. As Covey wrote: \u201cYour power to choose the direction of your life allows you to reinvent yourself, to change your future.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

    What a magnificent gift \u2026 second only to life itself. And life is so very good!<\/p>\n

    Have a beautiful day and a magnificent week!!!<\/p>\n

    Mike<\/p>\n

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