Ces 4 qualités feront de vous un véritable leader. Le cours de Brian Tracy. Partie 1

A powerful and focused mentality is at the origin of all success. It undoubtedly contributes more than any other factor to making you a leader in your field. As I mentioned in the previous lesson, the mentality of a leader and the skills necessary to lead a team are acquired qualities whose development and maintenance require a lot of determination and perseverance, but which are assimilable thanks to repetition and practice. And which will propel you very quickly on the path of self-control. The key to learning these skills and achieving success as a leader is control. The art of control, self-control and individual responsibility is the real mark of the leader and the exceptional person in all areas. Psychologists call what happens when you are able to manage what happens to you the locus of control. According to psychologists, there are two types of locus or place of control. An individual with an external locus of control feels less in control of the situation or powerless. This person feels unable to shape his life and is controlled by a boss. Income, personal problems, his health, society and other factors. On the other hand, an individual with an internal locus of control feels very in control of his life and what happens to him. Such a person decides what he wants to do or not, rather than feeling obliged to do what others want or expect from him. Individuals with an internal focus of control are more proactive, creative, sociable and on two. It is men and women who become leaders in all areas. The direct link between taking responsibility and feeling in control is obvious. If you accept the responsibilities in your life, you feel more in control of your daily life and are happier. Therefore, your goal throughout this course should be to develop an internal locus of control and become a powerful, assured leader who takes things in hand and masters himself, as well as his environment and others. To help you develop an internal locus of control, we will explore exercises and scenarios aimed at strengthening your responsibilities and your personal power. For example, here are four scenarios of behavior of real leaders that we will discuss. 1. A leader never seeks an excuse if something goes wrong or if he or she is not always up to the task. Instead, the leader says, « Pas d'excuses, je l'ai fait ou je ne l'ai pas fait, mais je n'ai pas d'excuses. » 2. A leader does not complain about others or the situation, which is a sign of weakness. When a leader is not satisfied with a situation, he or she remedies it and moves on to action. If the leader does not act, he or she accepts the situation and moves on to something else. 3. A leader does not criticize others. If someone makes a mistake, the leader discusses it with this person, agrees on an action plan and gets back to work. 4. Above all, a leader does not blame others or circumstances for the current situation. Instead, leaders take responsibility and take action to solve the problem. The strongest words you can use to take absolute control of your emotions and the situation are « je suis responsable ». As soon as you say « je suis responsable », you take back the commands. When you say « je suis responsable », you become calm, clear and positive again. So take a moment to say out loud « je suis responsable », « je suis responsable », « je suis responsable ». Personally, I repeat this sentence several times a day. It helps me remember that I am the only and only responsible for my success. And if you finish this course and take the time to watch each lesson, to practice the exercises I have included, you will see that you will experience the same thing. In this spirit, I would like to tell you how to get the best out of this course. First, take the time to watch each section and each lesson twice or more, until you have really assimilated the information in this course. In each section, we will address a critical aspect of leadership, such as vision, integrity, strategic planning, project management, courage, communication, teamwork, and finally, action-oriented. Take the time to watch each video, taking breaks to absorb the information, during the night if necessary. In each section, there is at least one exercise to put into practice the concept discussed. As I always say, the real learning is done when you can digest and then apply the information learned. Each exercise offers concrete scenarios to put into practice the concepts learned and acquire strategies by transforming them into everyday habits. Now, let's get started! If you have been following me for a while, you have probably already heard about the importance and power of clarity. For those who have never heard of this concept, clarity can be described in its most basic form as a very focused knowledge and understanding, generally in line with our goals and objectives. Your ability to develop absolute clarity about who you are, what you want, and your society's objectives can ensure more than any other factor your success and that of your society. Clarity probably represents 85% of success, or even more. As you can expect, clarity is therefore an essential component of effective leadership. Here is one of my favorite quotes about clarity in connection with leadership. « Le leader doit savoir, doit savoir ce qu'il sait, et doit être en mesure de montrer clairement à son entourage qu'il sait. » This quote is by Clarence Birendal. The starting point of clarity for a leader is that your objectives in all areas of your life are clear. Unfortunately, this is not the case for most people. Some may wonder what personal objectives have to do with leadership, and why we address them in this course. In truth, it is only when your personal and professional objectives are clear to you that you can focus and accomplish extraordinary things in your life. It is in the tools of mentality and clarity that are the key turning points of this course. Train your mind to think about what you want and what will contribute the most to your career. Just look at history to see how the powers of clarity and mentality interact. Take, for example, the story of Alexander the Great. At the age of 15, Alexander was convinced that his destiny was to conquer the whole world. His vision was to unite all humanity in a common fraternity. His goals were perfectly clear. He learned military art with his father and his best generals. He saw himself as a great king and firmly believed in his ability to achieve any goal he had set for himself. During the Battle of Arbel, he launched his 50,000 soldiers into a frontal assault against a strong army of one million people and put it on the road. He never considered the possibility of losing. He had complete confidence in himself, in his men, and in their ability to overcome difficulties despite inequality on the ground. Alexander, like all great leaders, was able to organize his men and motivate them to surpass themselves and to surpass everything they had done before. He was able to focus on his strengths and on the critical aspects essential to victory. His life and his story are an example of the union of all the great qualities of leadership that can be identified in almost all studies on the subject. Although Alexander is shown many key qualities of leadership, such as the orientation on action, vision, and more, clarity has always been at the heart of his actions. For this reason, clarity is an essential aspect of leadership. Before you even imagine leading others to success, what you want to accomplish personally must be clear in your mind. We will discuss clarity at other times in this course. Welcome to the first exercise in this course. In this exercise, I would like you to do something that seems very simple. I want you to think. For the next ten minutes, think about why you are really taking this course and what you hope to learn from it. Ask yourself these questions, then list as many answers as possible below. First question, why are you really taking this course? Remember the adage, the one who has a why, who has a goal, can live with it in any way. Second question, what objective do you want this course to help you achieve? The bigger your goals are, the faster you will achieve the results of this course. Third question, what personal objective do you want this course to help you achieve? You are more motivated by your personal goals than by anything else. Fourth question, what professional objective do you want this course to help you achieve? In particular, financial goals. Fifth question, how will your life change after completing this course? What can you do differently? What can you do more or less? Start or stop doing? Summarize your goals by using the following statement of action. Write the following sentence. By the end of this course, I… Fill in the blank. For example, by the end of this course, I will have established my vision for my organization. Or by the end of this course, I will lead a team of five people who trust me and respect me. By completing this exercise, you will put yourself in a state of mind of success and accomplishment during the rest of the course. Keep all your thoughts and reflections during this course in a journal or an online document. You can also download and print the worksheets that I have attached to this lesson. Throughout this course, I will periodically answer questions about leadership that I am often asked on social media and in life. Here is one of the questions that I hear the most about leadership. What if I don't see myself as a leader? Well, that's a wonderful question. Because the more you pretend to be a leader, the more you become one and act like a leader. In other words, if you accept the responsibility of obtaining results, if you show audacity and take orders without seeking an excuse, then you act like a leader. As Peter Drucker said, leadership is an action, not a position. It is not necessary to see yourself as a leader, just to act like a leader. You have to do what leaders do, that is, accept the challenges, take orders from the situation and assume responsibility for the results. Then you automatically become a leader, not just in your eyes, but in the eyes of your entourage.