To build the leadership style you want you must decide on the one discipline that can be most helpful to you
in your career at the moment. Don’t try to change several things about
yourself at one time or to develop several disciplines for yourself
simultaneously, no matter how attractive and desirable they may be. Your
basic need is to focus and concentrate on the development of a single discipline
until it is locked in and becomes a part of your personality. Then you
can move on to the development of the next discipline on your list.
The good news is that every act of discipline strengthens and
reinforces all your other disciplines. At the same time, it will
increase your self-confidence. You must be vigilant. Everything counts!
Program The New Discipline Into Your Mind
Once you have chosen a discipline to develop, begin to think about
how you would behave if you had this discipline or habit already. See
yourself acting or reacting in a situation where you want to practice
you new leadership styles.
Then, create a positive affirmation for your self to continually reinforce the new discipline. You will actually become what you say to yourself about yourself over and over again. This will build your self-confidence and you will begin to see yourself in a new light.
Never Allow Exceptions
Once you have decided on the discipline you are going to develop, the
key is for you to launch strongly on your new discipline. Resolve to
never allow an exception until it becomes permanent. If you “fall off
the wagon,” immediately restate your affirmation or command to yourself
and begin again. This is the only way you can succeed.
Persistence And Self-Discipline
The best part of this process of developing self-leadership styles and
disciplines is the direct relationship between self-discipline and persistence.
The more you persist, in any endeavor, the greater self-discipline and
self-confidence you will develop. It has been well said that,
“Persistence is self-discipline in action.”
The more consistently you practice your chosen disciplines, the more you will like and respect yourself. You will feel more confident and optimistic. You will become more effective in every area of your life.
When you develop the disciplines of leadership excellence, you will
become a more powerful and resourceful leader, get more done, have
greater self-confidence and succeed at higher levels in everything you
attempt.
