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270 FEARLESS LEADERSHIP

from your mistakes and with your committed partners, and acknowledge
that you are perfect in your imperfection. Blind spots are of no conse-
quence when you have the courage to confront and own them and
recover quickly.
There will be times when you will be petty and small-minded. This is
normal behavior. You will react, and you will believe that you are com-
pletely right and everyone else is totally wrong. But you cannot indulge
in your need to be right. At these times, you must remember your resolve
is to be effective, not be right. Catch yourself when you react and alter
your behavior in the moment. Hold yourself and others accountable to a
higher standard of behavior and performance.
Do not be enslaved by a mindset that diminishes and weakens your call
to expand what you and your organization can achieve. When you become
resigned again—and you will—remember you have committed partners
who will stand beside you to face any challenge. Together, you will scale
the mountain that not long ago appeared impossible to climb.

Use Your New Road Map
I am asking you to take on the challenge of continual transformation.
Transform who you are, and do not allow anything or anyone to stop you,
including your “smaller” self. There is much more for you to do. As a fear-
less leader, you must persistently demonstrate your conviction of purpose,
particularly when you are caught in a vortex of confusion and upheaval.
It is here you must ask “Where am I playing small?”
You now have a new and powerful road map for self-intervention and
being a committed partner to others. Let’s bring together the questions I
have been asking you throughout the book. These questions focus your
attention on what you can do and stop the automatic behavior of fixating
on what others should do. Every time you hit an impasse ask

1. Where am I not taking 100% accountability? How is my
action—or lack of action—contributing to this situation
or breakdown?
2. What am I withholding from others? Where am I withhold-
ing my partnership, straight talk, commitment, enthusiasm,
or support?