I consider myself a performance coach. As most of you know, I LOVE this work. There is so much to learn about what causes and sustains high performance individuals, teams, and leaders. Mastery of this craft will not occur for me in this lifetime.
At BUILT TO LEAD we study, learn, and apply not to prove a point, but instead to improve performance. As part of that I read a ridiculous amount…I’m told. I read all over the map. I rarely read “leadership” books because they mostly miss the mark. They make this most difficult, never ending journey of discovery something you can accomplish by just listening to their tape or following their 4 “step” program. I do not buy that. Seems I am in the minority. Check this…
The “most successful” guy in my profession is a guy named Marshall. He has written a number of leadership books and has an unbelievable practice he’s built over twenty years. He coaches Fortune 500 CEO’s…lots of them. This guy makes the big bucks and his clients love him. He has got it going.
His most recent book is titled, “What Got You Here Won’t get you There.” This is his “20 Step” program. Sounds like about one step for each year. Anywho…I love the opening page to Chapter 1. Bear with me…I am going to violate my rule of short blogs..
“You know those maps in shopping malls that say, ‘You Are Here?’ They exist to orient you in unfamiliar territory, to tell you where you are, where you want to go, and how to get there.
A few people never need these maps. They’re blessed with an internal compass that orients them automatically. They always make the correct turn and end up where they intended via the most economical route.
When we meet people like this, we say they’re grounded. They know who they are and where they’re going. We feel secure around them. We feel that any surprises will only be pleasant surprises. They are our role models and heroes.
…What all these role models have in common is an exquisite sense of who they are, which translates into perfect pitch about how they come across to others. A few people never seem to need any help in getting to where they want to go. They have a built in GPS mechanism.
These people do not need my help.”
Does anything strike you as odd?
Here is the most successful coach in America telling us that he is only here to ‘FIX” those of us that were not “BORN” with the right compass or somehow got a messed up GPS system buried deep within us. IF you were lucky, I guess, you don’t need him. Maybe this explains why we are a nation of VICTIMS!
At BUILT TO LEAD we believe something that is miles away from Marshall.
MILES AWAY…
We believe that everyone of us was BORN to lead, period. We believe that we are all BORN to lead ourselves. We also believe that everyone of us must choose to do the REAL, HARD, WORK of becoming BUILT TO LEAD. You and I did not get ripped off by being born with some kind of inferior compass or GPS system. Give me a break.
You and I can choose to build our CORE and in this REAL, HARD, WORK discover who we are, what we believe, and why we live and work. You and I choose. Our choices have consequences. Choose this hard work NOW. You will become weird and you won’t care.
You are born to lead.
Are you being BUILT TO LEAD?
Who are your builders?
Who do you refuse to learn from?
What role models are you choosing?
Do you know what got you here?
Do you know WHY it won’t get you there?
Why are you looking for steps, easy answers or someone to blame?
BUILT TO LEAD 