Verbal Impact, October 2009
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Welcome to the October edition of Verbal Impact. This is a monthly newsletter, published sometime during the month. If you do would like to be on this mailing list, please send me an email with “Subscribe” in the subject. It is not my intention to send spam, so if you receive this by email and do not wish to be on this mailing list, please send me an email with “Unsubscribe” in the subject. But first, peruse it and see how much you enjoy it.
The theme for the month is Leadership. The article, How to be a Leader can be found on verbalImpact.blogspot.com. There is a link below.
The Professional Hypnotist Certification Class Continues.
Graduation will take place on November 14, 2009!
Please contact me at 727-946-1531 or gloria@enlightenedhypnosis.com to request an application for the next class.
Contents:
[1] Quotation of the Month
[2] Word of the Month – the word of the month is “benevolent.”
[3] Book Review – the book review for A Leading with Kindness by Baker and O'Malley
[4] Article of the Month -- How to be a Lead With Kindness
[1] Quotation of the Month:
According to Mary Godwin, "Being a good leader is not something that casually occurs. It takes great thought, care, insight, commitment and energy. When it all comes together, it brings out the best of who you are."
[2] The word of the month is “benevolent.” See http://philologsblog.blogspot.com for the complete treatise.
[3] Book Review – See http://musinglog.blogspot.com for the book review for Leading with Kindness by Baker and O'Malley
[4] Article of the month:
How to be a Leader
(Leadership Skills)
Interestingly enough, the article I published one year ago today was about How to Be a Leader, and I have been thinking of revising it based on the new audio book I am consuming. It is writiten by 2 PhDs who believe and back it up with numerous examples, that the best leaders all psses a certain characteristic, called kindness. Then they explain what they mean by kindness, and how this can be quantified. They have interviewed over 100 leaders, who are managers in diverse businesses. I will expand this article presently, but for now I will just add Kindness to the list I produced a year ago.
In order to be a great leader, you need these qualities:
1. Confidence.
2. Respect for others.
3. Integrity (including honesty and fairness).
4. Creativity and innovation.
5. Commitment and persistence.
6. The ability to inspire and motivate others.
7. Kindness.
I believe these qualities can be developed and practiced. As a hypnosis consultant, I have worked with many to develop more confidence and social ease, more persistence, and more creativity.
Leadership is no accident. According to Mary Godwin, "Being a good leader is not something that casually occurs. It takes great thought, care, insight, commitment and energy. When it all comes together, it brings out the best of who you are."
This is significant, because it mentions bringing out the best in the leader. But curiously enough one definition of leadership is to be able to bring out the best in others, while contributing to a common cause.
Leadership is very complex. Developing these qualities will help you to become an outstanding leader should the need arise.
May you be blessed with leadership opportunities and may your leaders embody the same qualities we have just discussed!
Thank you for reading. Until next time, I continue to wish you enlightenment, encouragement and empowerment!
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