The Secrets Of Leadership: Chapter 10 - Inside

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by: John Di Lemme Total views: 0 Word Count: 435 Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 Time: 5:24 AM 0 comments

We live in a culture that emphasizes external things - like physical beauty, job titles, and advertising. But, reality is what is INSIDE. One of creation's greatest mysteries is the seed. When you hold an apple seed in your hand, you're not only holding an apple seed, you're holding an apple tree, and future generations of apple trees. They are all resident in that seed.

The most essential parts of your existence are Within you. They exist in seed form. So, a lot of life is a matter of planting the right seeds within the soil of the existence. A seed can't create anything unless it's within the SOIL. Your soil is your daily existence - the events you attend, the books you read, the work you do, the individuals you invest time with, and also the habits of the heart. This is your life and your soil.

By planting the right seeds inside your soil, you will find yourself entering an nearly agricultural rhythm. When a seed falls into the soil, it takes on a life of its own. That seed takes over. It's like a woman pregnant. The developing existence within her womb takes over. It calls the shots. Her whole existence - her health, her moods, her activities, everything - flexes to accommodate this developing life.

It is the same way with other seeds. For example, should you study Norman Vincent Peale's classic book "The Energy of Positive Thinking," it'll plant the seed of a good attitude down deep in your existence. And, you know what? That attitude requires over. Every time a negative thought comes to your mind, that good attitude growing within you will emit a little beep inside your mind. You'll suddenly realize, "Uh oh. I have to be careful. I reject that damaging thought. I gotta take care of this baby of good considering growing inside me."

You have the power to destroy the seeds growing up in you. You can destroy them. For example, a watermelon seed has enormous power. But, if you douse the ground with gasoline or other toxic substance, that watermelon seed will die. It will never produce fruit. Oliver Wendell Holmes said, "What lies in front of us is a small thing compared to what within us." So, it is critically important for leaders to spend much more time on what's inside, than on the externals. We must always be careful to maintain internal integrity.

"What lies in front of us is a small thing compared to what lies within us." -- Holmes



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