Leaders are not what many people think–people with huge crowds following them. Leaders are people who go their own way without caring, or even looking to see whether anyone is following them. “Leadership qualities” are not the qualities that enable people to attract followers, but those that enable them to do without them. The include, at the very least, courage, endurance, patience, humor, flexibility, resourcefulness, determination, a keen sense of reality, and the ability to keep a cool and clear head even when things are going badly. This is the opposite of the “charisma” that we hear so much about.
John Holt
Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday. Be a self-starter. Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through your entire day. Today will never happen again. Don’t waste it with a false start or no start at all. You were not born to fail.
Step up the stairs or stare at the steps.
I receive a lot of great things in my inbox. Today, it hit hard…but in a good way.
Today I awake to start my journey all over again. I understand that I will most likely face both inner and outer adversaries and tests which will challenge me on the path to my happiness. I accept that these challenges are necessescery for the development of my highest self and that they are actually a gift from the Universe, even if I can’t see it right now.
I am grateful for the friends and help I have along the way, and acknowledge that they too are more obvious gifts from the Universe. I cannot do this alone so I consider all of those who I come into contact with allies for in spirit we are one.
I know when this day is over, I will be one day wiser and my heart will be one day closer to being open.
I step forward into this day accepting and loving whatever may come.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.
