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How to Become a Leader Others Love to Follow

11. Schedule margin

I struggle most when my schedule is back-to-back meetings. If I schedule breaks between meetings, time to get out to stretch my legs at lunch and some time between events, I show up more refreshed. You probably do too.

12. Celebrate wins. 

We try to start each meeting with what we call “wins”—how do we know we’re accomplishing our mission? This is a great discipline because often as a leader I only see the challenges ahead, not the victories that are happening. Most leaders have far more to be grateful for than they see in any given moment.

13. Think more about others than you think about yourself. 

If I go into meetings thinking about how I can help others, I do better than when I go into a meeting thinking about what I can get out of it. And others enjoy those meetings far more.

14. Get some help. 

I have used counselors in the past and I always have coaches and mentors building into me to help me see my blindspots and get better as a leader. They really help me work through my issues and grow a more positive spirit.

15. Pray about it. 

It’s kind of an assumption on this blog that the Christian leaders who read it are reading their Bibles and praying, but just to make the implicit explicit, do pray about this. If you really struggle with mood, make sure you really pray about it. It’s not news to God, and God (and others) will be glad you are talking about it with Him.

Those are 15 things that have helped me.

What has helped you? What would you add to this list?