“That which renders life burdenson to us, generally arises from the abuse of it.” — Jean Jacques Rousseau
“That is the bitterest of all, —to wear the yoke of our own wrong-doing.” — George Eliot
Illens Dort is a Certified Speaker, Coach, and Trainer with The John Maxwell Team. Thank you for your time!!! Illens Dort – author of Thinking and Acting with a Compassionate Heart. To buy a copy go to https://www.amazon.com/author/Illensdort.
“Be true to character”. Be competent. Be compassionate. Serve your community.
Peter Drucker who was known as the father of modern-day management shared the 4 Cs of excellent leadership. Some refer to them as the DNA of authentic leadership. There are Competency, Character, Compassion, and Community. When you think of leading you need to remember your home, community, and work. You also need to remember to start with yourself. Let me share my thoughts on these 4 Cs. I also invite you to do the same.
Character: It is your brand, your passport, and your reputation. In my book Thinking and acting with a Compassionate Heart, I have an aphorism that states, “Be true to your yourself. For no one knows you that well.” Your character goes before you. It travels with you. And it stays behind you long after you are gone. When you are true to character, you can have a peace of mind even when you are navigated through stormy water and flying in the midst of thick turbulence. These tough times will call. But you can still remain calm.
Competency: It is what you owe to people you lead. It is the drive that is in you that propels you to find your talents and passion and to be the best you can. Talent is not enough. It is the dedication, the work ethic and the caring for others that will keep you going when tough times come. I love these lines that I read from the book Becoming Your Best by Steve Shallenberger, “Good, Better, Best. Never let it rest. Til’ the good is better. And the better is best.” Whatever you do, keep doing your best.
I remember when I went to Snow College, many, many years ago. I had a job on campus to clean the offices. I always did my best so when I went back to school the next day I could tell without any hesitation that I was the one who vacuumed that room if someone wanted to know. Even when no one wanted to know I still did my best because I knew I was the one who did it. I wanted to stand behind my work. Being competent is different than being perfect.
Character and competency is about our passion. Compassion and community is about others. And yet all four of them work well together. It is refreshing to have people like Peter Drucker and many others that I enjoy learning from talk about these 4 Cs. Of all these 4 Cs character is the glue. There are a lot of people in the world who are competent. But some of them fall short in the area of character. I can promise you that someone who is true to character will always try to work to give his best.
Compassion is the good deed that we do to alleviate the suffering of others. This definition applies to every aspect of life: home, community, and work. In business we talk about pain point and solutions to problems. Does what you do solve the problem – remove the pain of your customers. If not, you serve yourself. There is no compassion in self-service.
Community: This is the basic fabric of society. The first element of your community is you. Your family is your first community. Your deeds influence the members of your community. Your customers, employees, and management team are members of your community. When you are making decisions, do you think of them? Without a community there is no true meaning to anything we do.
We are in this world together. We need one another. “Be true to character”. Be competent. Be compassionate. Serve your community. My name is Illens Dort. I am grateful that we share the same community.
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“A good Deed is never Lost. —He who sows courtesy, reaps friendships; he who plants kindness, gathers love; pleasure bestowed upon a grateful mind was never sterile, but generally gratitude begets reward.” —Basil
Illens Dort is a Certified Speaker, Coach, and Trainer with The John Maxwell Team. Thank you for your time!!! Illens Dort – author of Thinking and Acting with a Compassionate Heart. To buy a copy go to https://www.amazon.com/author/Illensdort.
When you want to gain momentum and improve. be consistent and disciplined in everything you do. —Illens Dort
In his book The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Dr. John C. Maxwell states “Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing. There are a lot of people and things that can motivate and inspire you. But if you don’t have discipline, the motivation or inspiration will serve as fireworks. John Maxwell also adds that “Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.”
This is true for everything we want to do. We can start small and develop a plan to stay with it every day. As human beings we perform many tasks consistently. We go to bed every night and wake up every morning. We eat at least one meal every day.
When you feel that it is hard for you to be consistent, take a moment to make a list of tasks that you complete consistently. You will realize that you have the seeds and the energy within you to be consistent.
I suggest that you reprogram your brain and subconscious by developing a plan and a process to achieve your goals. Remember this simple wisdom life is designed to be lived one hour and one day at a time. There is no escalator that can help speed up the process.
We can be consistent in every thing we want to accomplish, that is if we really desire the results. Many people desire to get to the top, but only if there is a fast elevator that can take them there. When they are introduced to the stairs and encouraged to take one step at a time, they quickly realize that they really want to enjoy the basement.
Illens Dort is a Certified Speaker, Coach, and Trainer with The John Maxwell Team. Thank you for your time!!! Illens Dort – author of Thinking and Acting with a Compassionate Heart. To buy a copy go to https://www.amazon.com/author/Illensdort.
In his book No Limits Dr. John C. Maxwell introduces us to The Capacity Challenge and shares the equation for maximum capacity. The challenge is “If you grow in your awareness, develop your abilities, and make the right choices, you can reach your capacity.”
The equation is simply this: “Awareness + Ability + Choices = Capacity.” You see the first step and the most important one is Awareness. Awareness will help you know where you really are today. It will help you to discover and understand your current reality. You need to be aware of your environment. The second element of the equation is Ability. We all have talents or gifts. Do we know what they are? Are we taking time to cultivate them? Are we using them to help us grow and to develop and equip other people around us? The third element is Choices. The choices you make today will determine what you become tomorrow. You are where you are today because of choices you made yesterday. People sometimes say “I did not have a choice.” I never believe that statement. People use this excuse when they refuse to take responsibilities for their choices and actions. We always have a choice. There are times our actions can narrow our choices.
Therefore, if you want to increase your capacity, you need to be more self-aware, improve your ability, and make better choices. It is not too late. If you have a habit of making bad choices, you can choose to reverse the trend. The moment you decide to reverse the trend, you will be more aware of your environment and the resources that are available to you. You will also begin to work on your ability and develop your talents.
Illens Dort is a Certified Speaker, Coach, and Trainer with The John Maxwell Team. Thank you for your time!!! Illens Dort – author of Thinking and Acting with a Compassionate Heart. To buy a copy go to https://www.amazon.com/author/Illensdort.