The Secret of Deliberate Creation

Thursday, December 01, 2011

It's Not About You!

Just got done remodeling my blog! The goal was to make it cleaner and easier to read. I was looking for simple and not clutter. I hope I achieved it. I have been away for awhile and now I'm back. Two of my favorite authors are Bob Burg and John David Mann. The first book I read by them was "The Go-Giver" it is a must read. My review was called "Giving is the Secret" post 6/24/2010. Their new book is titled "It's Not About You", and its written as a parable, which I really enjoy. It is a fantastic story about leadership and holding a vision. We always hear about having a vision and why its important. They go deeper into why its important to hold that vision and to continually share that vision with your team. Why its important to build your people? The more people I meet, they are always telling me how they don't feel important anymore. They have become a number and when that number becomes to high, whether its their age or salary they know that their days are numbered. That is a whole topic for a later discussion. They stress the importance of doing the work, stop blaming and pointing fingers and look for solutions. This one really hit home for me; Stand for Something! Think about that, what is your purpose in life and are you fulfilling that. Follow your heart, is what your doing making you happy? Are you just in a rut and believe that this is your destiny. It's never to late to change, you have total control of your own thoughts.

Be willing to share and let people lead themselves, you will be surprised by what people will do when you trust them and let them go!    
    

You need to read all their books and visit their websites. www.burg.com this site will get you everything you need. They even have a Holiday special at the moment. They would make great Christmas presents..