If you are not familiar with Derek Sivers, you should be ! Derek is a great sharer of information, and provides incredible content on his website : http://sivers.org. In one of his most viral posts, Derek shares Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy.
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We realize that to continue with the development of our country we must invest in technology, health, infrastructure, education, etc. Many have said, and continue to say : Is that all ? What is missing from this equation? The main problem for us Peruvians, from my perspective, is not a political issue or an economic issue, it is a matter of focus.
“Focus on what?”, you might ask. Well…focus on ourselves…
A good job, health, infrastructure, technology and acceptable education are all positive factors, but they alone do not lead individuals to personal success. Even worse, those that expect that these variables will ensure the improvement of one’s life, and rely solely on them, fail and fall into the cycle of blaming their fate on our governments, our own families, everyone but ourselves. From this condition emerges the secret of true development, personal and collective…the most important force in our society, the change agent: the entrepreneur.
I had the opportunity to participate in the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour event in Lima, Peru. This INCREDIBLE event brought some of the top young entrepreneurs from the US and Peru to the University of Lima to help spread the entrepreneurial mindset during a full day, high-energy conference.
I presented on the concept of “Intrapreneurship” – essentially the act of behaving like an entrepreneur, except within a larger organization like a corporation or governmental agency. I’ll elaborate more on the concept in a future post – for now, take a look at my PREZI for a preview of the concept:
Here is the short list of titles that I have been working through over the past month. I highly recommend each one of these books.
Love Leadership: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World
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A dynamic young leader shows how leading with love and respect creates success in business and life
Written by the founder of Operation HOPE and advisor to the past two U.S. presidents, this groundbreaking book makes the case that the best way to get ahead is to figure out what you have to give to a world seemingly obsessed with the question: What do I get? Aimed at a new generation of leaders and extremely relevant for today’s economic climate, Love Leadership outlines Bryant’s five laws of love-based leadership-Loss Creates Leaders (there can be no strength without legitimate suffering), Fear Fails (only respect and love leads to success), Love Makes Money (love is at the core of true wealth), Vulnerability is Power (when you open up to people they open up to you), and Giving is Getting (the more you offer to others, the more they will give back to you).
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