THE BENCH: HOW STRONG ARE YOU?
Catchy right? Did you say what is he talking about this week? I have come to realize many, mostly men, always fall back on "Strength" as I can do more weight than you, I can bench more, squat more, curl more, the list goes on and on. I have news for you, in life, real life, STRENGTH or HOW STRONG ARE YOU is much more than this. How strong are you in faith? How strong are you in being a good husband or partner with those you love and need you? Are you present? Do you listen and show up? What about your children? Or those that depend and work for you? How "STRONG" are you for them?
I watch so many leaders who are very good at one thing and really good at standing up and giving a speech or politically managing a board room, or saying the right things to keep their job and politically manage their bonus, BUR, they do not listen, they do not "care" about helping those around them get stronger, they disappear when things go bad, they do not OWN mistakes, they do not take responsibility for problems or for fixing when things have just failed. They hide, they run, they are WEAK!
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STRENGTH is not just a muscle thing, it is a leadership thing, great leaders have strength of character, of what they do and say. They lead by supporting others, mentoring others, being there when the problems hit, the failures hit and helping work through it, and fighting to win when things are at their worst. That is the real strength of MIND AND OF HEART. This is the LEADERSHIP STRENGTH! It is always interesting just like with friends, you look around the BAD friend or the Bad leader is the one that is there for the wins only, the fun stuff only, the times when you are only celebrating, they love being in the limelight the winners circle they love the glow. Now look around when you know what is hitting the fan, failures, relationship messes, sickness, anything that is just tough, who is there with you listening, helping putting a hand out to help? That hand may not be the "STRONGEST" hand muscle wise but that hand is the strongest HEART wise, with you and together 2 hands are better than one.
Figure out what real LEADERSHIP strength is, and stop being a ego-driven one dimensional leader.