Week 7 – Reading Topics

CHAPTER 13 THE LAW OF THE PICTURE To Your Life 

If you are already practicing the Law of Process, then you are currently working to sharpen your skills to increase your leadership ability. (If you’re not, get started!) But there is more to leadership than just technical skills. Character is also vital to leadership, and that is communicated through the Law of the Picture. The primary example you set for your followers comes in the area of character, and that is the area you need to address first before trying to change others.

Give yourself a character audit. First, make a list of your core values, such as integrity, hard work, honesty, and so on. Then, think about your actions of the last month. What incidents, if any, stand out as inconsistent with those values? List as many things as you can recall. Don’t dismiss any-thing too quickly, and don’t rationalize any of them. These items will show you where you need to work on yourself. Work on changing not only your actions but also your attitude.

CHAPTER 14 THE LAW OF BUY-IN To Your Life

Do you have a vision for your leadership and your organization? Why do you lead? What are you trying to accomplish? Write your thoughts in a vision statement. Is that vision worthy of your time and effort? Is it some-thing you’re willing to give a significant portion of your life to? (If not, rethink what you are doing and why.)

CHAPTER 15 THE LAW OF VICTORY To Your Life 

1.The first step in practicing the Law of Victory is taking responsibility for the success of the team, department, or organization you lead. It must become personal. Your commitment must be higher than that of your team members. Your passion should be high. Your dedication must be unquestioned.

Do you currently demonstrate that kind of commitment? If not, you need to examine yourself to determine if it is in you. If you search yourself and are unable to convince yourself to bring that kind of commitment, then one of three things is probably true:

• You are pursing the wrong vision.
• You are in the wrong organization.
• You are not the right leader for the job.
• You will have to make adjustments accordingly.

2. If you are dedicated to leading your team to victory, you will be able to achieve it only if you have the right people on the team. Think about all the skills necessary to achieve your goals. Write them down. Now compare that list with the names of the people on your team. If there are functions or tasks for which no one on the team is suited, you need to add members to the team or train the ones you have.

CHAPTER 16 THE LAW OF THE BIG MO To Your Life

Momentum begins inside the leader and spreads from there. Have you taken responsibility for the momentum in the area of which you are the leader? Are you passionate about the vision? Do you display enthusiasm at all times? Do you work to motivate others even when you don’t feel like it? You must model the attitude and work ethic that you would like to see in others. That often requires what I call character leadership.