Lead by Example

September 7, 2008

“Example is the greatest of all seducers.” French proverb

People will eventually DO as you DO and not as you SAY! This does not mean that we can say anything because no one is paying attention. What the expression tries to convey is more to watching out what we model or do because people will eventually use us as an excuse to do what’s in their flesh anyway! So much of our success is due to WHAT WE DO both in private and in public.

What we think people are NOT seeing, they ARE. And, what we think we’re modeling, we’re NOT! There is nothing more contagious than a bad example! How did all this get so complicated anyway?

It is said that there are at least four sides to our personalities. There is the side that all see and the one that we usually try to sell which is called the PUBLIC side of us. While it is important to put our best foot forward knowing we may never get a second chance, we need to understand that everyone also understands this side as we all play the game.

Secondly, there is the PRIVATE side to each of us that’s usually reserved to ourselves only and maybe a close friend, spouse, or confidant. We seldom let people IN to SEE this person although this is the REAL person everyone is sensing.

The BLIND side is what others SEE in us but even though we look in the mirror everyday, we fail to see this side of us.

Finally, there is the UNCONSCIOUS nature within us. It’s the part we and our friends struggle with. It’s those things which are within us that we neither see nor can describe: neither can anyone else. Nonetheless, it is still there and as real as the known aspects of our life.

Now, when you throw all of these “pictures” together of WHO we are, we usually get something entirely different than what we’d expected. And, it’s no wonder people do something other than what we say (unless they have no other choices). So, knowing exactly WHO we are and WHY we were put here on earth goes a long way to getting people to follow us and do as we tell them.

“The first great gift we can bestow on others is a good example.” Thomas Morrell

In the work place, we want people to represent us and follow our LEAD but unfortunately, we’re not sure WHO we are and nether are those who work for us. So, how can we be efficient and effective in the work place? Leading and being PROMOTED is more than setting records and excelling in various endeavors.

Promotion comes when we BECOME who we ARE (built and intended to be!).

One cannot become ANYTHING they choose to be! It all sounds great but in reality it does not work. We can only BE who we were BUILT to be. We have a destiny and the first step is discover that destiny. As I step into my calling and start to BECOME who I AM, things begin to flow effortlessly because I am in tune with my destiny, maker, and nature. So, let us NOT try not be OURSELVES in a field that we choose, but let us find our Father’s field that He choose for us before the foundation of the world and let us begin to express ourselves (the REAL us) therein.

“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.” Winston Churchill

We cannot play the game of charades too long, at least not in one location. Life is a lot simpler when we line up with the REAL ME! When I am following my true and real calling, operating out of the substance for which I was created, then there is something that people can really follow. And, if they can’t, why would we want to seduce them into following us in a false fashion anyway?

The answers to that question are many. Answers such as: want control, are insecure, need reaffirming, and a host of other character flaws that cause us to lead by anything other than example. Find the REAL YOU and BE THAT!

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