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88 What Type of Leader Are You?

Development Stretches for Sixes

SHIFT YOUR FOCUS FROM HALF EMPTY TO HALF FULL Each morning,
start your day with 15 minutes of thinking about everything that is
going well and is problem free. You can look at items in your
home, objects you see on your way to work, and aspects of your-
self. This practice will actually begin to change some of your brain’s
pathways.

TRUST YOUR OWN AUTHORITY Make a list of all the times you have
followed your own advice and found it to be advice well taken.
Next to each item, write down all the benefits that accrued from
following your own advice. Think of this self-advice as the wisdom
of your own inner authority. Each time you feel confused about
what to do, ask yourself this question: If I were going to follow my
own inner authority, what advice would it give me? Then follow
that advice.

DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN AN INSIGHT AND A PURE PROJECTION Can
you tell the difference between an insight and a pure projection?
Do you know when you are really being perceptive (an insight)
rather than purely projecting (making something up entirely in
your own mind, so that instead of reflecting reality, this view actu-
ally reflects what you think, feel, or want to do)? Spend 15 min-
utes each morning making a list of your uncensored thoughts
about what you believe will happen that day. At the end of the day,
review your list. For each item on the list, answer this question:
Was this an insight, a pure projection, or a mixture of the two?
How can I tell the difference? After several weeks of this, the ques-
tion How can I tell the difference? will give you useful information.