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HOLD YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE – Tuesday – July 13, 2021

Today, a cold hard reality alert: PEOPLE WILL GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO HOLD OTHER PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE LONG BEFORE THEY WILL ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF HOLDING THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE.
As a current and future leader, that wants to become one of the great ones. Well, if you are NOT first holding yourself accountable you will never be a leader. You will never be someone that people will turn to. Actually, you will become some one that people will go out of their way to avoid.
You cannot be a true leader if you do not begin with yourself, FIRST. 
An individual that would rather hold others accountable but does not hold themselves accountable falls right smack in the middle of the “DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO” category. Being the definitive example of the “DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO” is actually the OPPOSITE of a Leader. 
You want to lead, you want to be the one people come to, you want to be the one that makes more leaders then you must act like it. You have no choice. As to be a leader, a genuine leader, then it begins with you. You cannot just open your mouth and say, ‘today, I am a leader.” It does not work that way. 
The only way for a leader to be a leader is to put in the work. The work is also non-stop, 24/7. There is no shirking of that responsibility.
Do not go trying to hold others accountable or push them to do what you “believe” they should be doing if you are NOT willing to do it first. Also, do not put it in your mind that because you are older or outlasted everyone else you are an “Automatic Leader” because let me be the first to tell you; there is NO SUCH THING.
So stop kidding yourself and others and get to work. Start putting in the work and make it happen. Start with yourself and then, maybe, you can start holding others accountable for their actions (or inactions). But do not, for one second, start to think that you can begin influencing the behavior, thoughts, words or actions of others if you are not prepared to it yourself. 
Get to work,
David Guerra, MBA
author THE WALKING LEADER.

P.S. I invite you to follow me on Twitter: @daveguerra • visit my website: www.daveguerra.com

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ACCOUNTABILITY – Monday – July 12, 2021

July 12 – Today, I want to talk to you about ACCOUNTABILITY.
As you begin or continue on your self-leadership development journey, you will discover the one thing that will set you apart from the crowd: ACCOUNTABILITY
Accountability is defined as the “quality or state of being accountable; especially : an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions.”
Throughout life there will always be varying degrees (or levels) of accountability and you will encounter them all. How others project their level of accountability IS a direct reflection on who they are as leaders and as followers. Who are the ones willing to call shenanigans and the ones that would rather stick their head in the sand than to go face-to-face with the reality of addressing what must be addressed.
As a current and future leader, it serves you best to work on ACCOUNTABILITY (from a complete 360° degree perspective).
When it comes to prioritizing Accountability there is first how you hold yourself accountable. Then how you hold others accountable. Lastly, how others hold you accountable.
These three variations are non-negotiable and all of them must be mastered. However, make absolutely certain you begin with yourself long before you start to hold others accountable and/or questioning others that attempt to hold you accountable.
Join Me Tomorrow As We Continue Talking About Accountability.
REMEMBER: ACTION > WORDS
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Thank you,
David Guerra, MBA

author THE WALKING LEADER

P.S. I invite you to follow me on Twitter: @daveguerra • visit my website: www.daveguerra.com

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SURROUNDING YOURSELF IN POSITIVITY – Friday – July 9 – 2021

SURROUNDING YOURSELF IN POSITIVITY.
As you work on your developing and growing your self-leadership you start to see the good and the bad around. Your mindset begins to change when it comes to easily identifying the good and the bad, the positive and the negative. Once you start doing that you recognize that the negativity has been what has been holding you back all this time.
Your growth and success as a human being relies on rising about the negativity in order to become a better human being, thus becoming a better leader, better father/mother, better mentor and so on. 
However, when it comes to shedding the negative and wrapping yourself in the positive it can become a daunting task. It should never be daunting. It should be easy to want to be better. No one would want you to be a failure, no one wants to not succeed. Well, maybe those few individuals who have resentment, fear, and anger and maybe a sense of entitlement as to why you and not them? Those are the ones that are bringing the negativity full force. Those are also the ones that will work overtime to bring you down. 
Sure some of them may put on a facade (a front) and say oh no not me, but true to their form the moment you are out of earshot they begin with the negativity. Then when confronted they inevitable response “Oh I was just kidding.”
Were they?
Folks, that level of negativity and toxicity is what you should be mindful of not only today but for all the days of your life. Sadly, it may become a full time job just to eradicate those negative individuals from your life. And you may ask yourself what if that negativity comes from people close to me? My answer: So you are willing to NOT be a better human being, being a better parent, better spouse, better leader all because you do not want to hurt someone’s feeling? I DON’T THINK SO!
COLD HARD TRUTH ALERT: That someone whose feelings you do not want to hurt has more than likely hurt you (for far too long). Where’s the equity in that? Where is the accountability?
REMEMBER: ACTION is ALWAYS greater than WORDS

Get to work,
David Guerra, MBA
author of THE WALKING LEADER