What if...?

Happy Friday, Friends!

I hope and trust this post finds you all having a great day as a glorious new day begins to dawn in my Sweet Home Alabama! What a blessed day this will surely be! 😊

This week's Happy Friday is going to be a short challenge…What if everyone followed your example? Now, in full transparency, I read that as a part of a quote earlier this week and despite my best efforts, I could not find out who said it to properly cite the source. Just know the thought/idea was not mine however it has absolutely wrecked my world for the last few days as I thought about it! 😊

So, what if everyone followed your example? What if your spouse loved you and treated you like you loved and treated them? What if your kids talked to you like you talk to them? What if your friends were there for you like you are there for them? What if your coworkers work like you work? What if…

Makes you think, doesn’t it? If you are like me there are some points, some times, when you would be completely fine with your spouse/partner, kids, friends, and colleagues following your example and there would be other times that, well, not so much! This isn’t a time to beat yourself up but rather it is a time to thoughtfully reflect on the things we are saying and doing on a consistent basis and, if they don’t reflect what we want, if it is not the example we want to set for others, we work to change it. I was listening to a Craig Groechel leadership podcast this morning and he was interviewing Tim Tebow. They were talking about this very kind of thing; how do you stand by your convictions, by your beliefs when you know that you fall short of the mark…just like you and I fall short in setting the example we want sometimes. Asking, “what if everyone followed your example?” is not a statement of my or your perfection but rather a statement, a challenge, about what we aspire to be. While we will undoubtedly miss the mark from time to time, we can choose to recognize our faults, apologize when necessary, and then recommit to the type of life we want to live. That is where our power is and that is where change happens! 😊

I am going to wrap this one up by sharing a few quotes with you.

“The most powerful leadership tool you have is your own personal example.” – John Wooden

“People may teach you what they know, but they reproduce what they are.” – John C. Maxwell

“What you are speaks so loudly, I can’t hear what you are saying.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others, it is the only means.” – Albert Einstein

“The world is changed by your example not your opinion.” – Paul Coelho

“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” – Marcus Aurelius

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you. I will always help you any way I can. You can reach me at kevin@whatwillyourinfluencebe.com.

Have a great day, a wonderful weekend, please cherish your precious families, and please stay well! 😊

Kev