Kids Mimic Their Parents and The World Around Them

You can’t change people. You must be the change you wish to see in people.    —Gandhi

There is nothing more motivational than leading from the front.

It motivates others when you are out there and you do it yourself. It’s inspiring to them when you do what you want them to do. Be inspiring. Your kids would rather be inspired than fixed or corrected. They would rather be inspired than anything else.

As a motivational practice, leading from the front hits harder and lasts longer than any other practice. It changes people more deeply and more completely than anything else you can do.

So be what you want to see.

If you want your people to be more positive, be more positive. If you want them to take more pride in their work, take more pride in yours. Show them how it’s done. If you want them to look good and dress professionally, look better yourself. Want them to be on time? Always be early (and tell them why...tell them what punctuality means to you, not to them).

And as General George Patton (a soul mate of Gandhi’s) said, 

“There are three principles of leadership: 

(1) Example, (2) Example, and (3) Example.”