Episode 145 Habits of Amazing Leaders (Part 2)

If you want to be an exceptional leader for those you lead or an amazing friend/significant other for those you care about, it is crucial to understand the habits that drive amazing leaders. In his continuing discussion on this topic, John shares the remaining four habits the most amazing leaders consistently exhibit. This episode serves as a conclusion to the previous episode, where John explained the first four habits.

Listen to this episode to learn more:

[00:00] - Intro

[01:40] - Recap of Habits of Amazing Leaders (Part 1)

[01:53] - Don't quit until the job's done

[03:27] - Raise your self-expectations

[04:59] - Inspire yourself first

[06:32] - Get back up and keep going

[09:38] - Closing remarks

KEY INSIGHTS:

• When it's done, it's done and not before: Leaders must not quit until the job is done and make the hard decisions required to lead their teams through challenges.

• Raise your self-expectations: To become an exceptional leader, leaders need to raise their own expectations and strive for excellence to inspire their teams to do the same.

• Inspire yourself first: The best leaders inspire others, but they can only do this if they are investing in themselves first. 

• Get back up and keep going: Even in the face of adversity or failure, great leaders do not give up. They learn from their mistakes, adapt their strategies, and keep moving forward toward their goals. 

NOTABLE QUOTES:

"The best leaders are intentionally committed to those habits that produce the absolute best results for themselves first, and for their teams, their families."

"As leaders, if we haven't determined ahead of time for ourselves, that we're going to continue to do the job to do the thing to lead well, all the way through, then there's no way we can expect our teams, our families to do the same thing."

"Keep raising those expectations of ourselves. Because when we do that, it has a fantastic and positive impact on those around us."

"You have to invest in yourself as a leader. If you're not investing in yourself, you're not going to have anything to give to your people, to your families."

"Learning how to inspire yourself, and myself first, is how we're going to be able to set the mark, to be able to help others get where they need to be, or where they want to be."

USEFUL RESOURCES:

Atomic Habits by James Clear (https://tinyurl.com/AtomicHabitsBookJC)

7 Ways to Lead: Evolved Professionally and Personally; Enhancing Your Leadership and Work/Life Harmony by Andre Young (https://tinyurl.com/7WaysToLeadBook)

The Leader's Toolbox: Tools to EVOLVE Your Leadership ... and that of those you're leading by Andre Young (https://tinyurl.com/TheLeadersToolboxBook)

Leading from Purpose: Clarity and the Confidence to Act When It Matters Most by Nick Craig (https://tinyurl.com/LeadingFromPurposeBook)

The 100X Leader: How to Become Someone Worth Following by Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram (https://tinyurl.com/The100XLeaderBook)

Potent Leadership: Drop the Mask, Ignite the Real You, and Reclaim the Leader Within by Ruby Fremon (https://tinyurl.com/PotentLeadershipBookRF)

The Serving Mindset: Stop Selling and Grow Your Business  by Farnoosh Brock (https://tinyurl.com/TheServingMindsetBook)

Read to Lead: The Simple Habit That Expands Your Influence and Boosts Your Career by Jeff Brown and Jesse Wisnewski (https://tinyurl.com/ReadToLeadBook)

Leadershift: The 11 Essential Changes Every Leader Must Embrace by John Maxwell (https://tinyurl.com/LeadershiftBook)

Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact by Liz Wiseman (https://tinyurl.com/ImpactPlayersBook)

The Genius Zone: The Breakthrough Process to End Negative Thinking and Live in True Creativity by Gay Hendricks, Ph.D. (https://tinyurl.com/TheGeniusZoneBook)

The Uniform of Leadership: Lessons on True Success from My ESPN Life by Jason Romano (https://tinyurl.com/TheUniformOfLeadershipBook)

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You by John Maxwell (https://tinyurl.com/21IRLawsOfLeadershipBook)

The Magnetic Leader: 18 Essential Actions of Leaders People Love to Follow by Chris McClure (https://tinyurl.com/TheMagneticLeaderBookCMC)

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EPISODE CREDITS

Intro and Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/