The Hero’s Journey is the centerpiece story of BUILT TO LEAD. The 12 Essentials of Personal Excellence, the 8 Essentials of Leading Teams, and the 4 Essentials of Leading Leaders are all variations of this central story. We love to wake up dead people and get them on their hero’s journey. This is cool work.
The 12 Essentials are scene one. All of us start here. We can not lead others on their hero’s journey unless we are signed up ourselves. We return from our journey and get others to join us. This is the opening to scene two…the 8 Essentials of Leading Teams. Upon return from this journey we find ourselves with more followers than we can handle. Scene three is all about developing the next generation of leaders who lead their own expeditions…the 4 Essentials.
This should be straightforward. You apply 12 8 4 through the power of 2…BUILT TO LEAD and YOU. The rest takes care of itself. Away you go to the land of high performance in work and in life. Simply apply the formula and then rinse and repeat.
This is not straightforward.
There are no simple formulas here.
Sustained high performance is a myth.
The truth is this…
The hero’s journey is a STRUGGLE.
This journey will be really, really hard work. Normal people need not apply.
Hard OPUS we will sustain while we perspire, hard labor we will disdain, as we tire. Slow down and reflect.
Are you ready for a STRUGGLE?
Do you have a dream worth STRUGGLING for?
Why do you want something that is easy?
Are you afraid of sweating?
Are you a “good” tired or a “burnt” tired?
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