I want to remind you that we can either be the wind beneath someone’s wings or the anchor in their boat. Leaders should be both lifters and lookers. We should be lifters who lighten other’s loads and we should be lookers, always on the lookout for ways to inspire and encourage others.
There are far too many people who act like anchors in our boat. They are intent on dragging us down. They possess the attitude that communicates “If I can’t be happy, neither should you be happy.”
Leaders should be fire lighters, who come along side others and help ignite their dreams. “You can do it,” “I’m with you,” “You can count on me” are some of the words in the vocabulary of the fire lighter. Every one of us needs fire lighters in our lives.
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