We all have stuff we need to work on in order to become better people. Below is a list of things we can work on to help us become better leaders, and consequently, better people.

Start with Fixed Principles

• Know your purpose
• Be consistent
• “Do what I do” not “Do what I say”
• Have team spirit
• Don’t be afraid of close friendships
• Be virtuous; have a moral and ethical code

Strive to Understand Others

• Listen to others
• Listen to your own conscience
• Love
• Don’t be condescending
• Be patient
• Be candid and forthright without being overbearing
• Be kind, yet firm
• Seek to understand them deeply – know the cause, not just the action

Be Selfless

• Lead, don’t control
• Don’t take away the freedom of others
• Keep perspective

Hone Responsibility

• Involve others
• Give helpful corrective feedback
• Believe in what they’re capable of now, what they have the potential to do, and let them know it
• Be lovingly and reasonably demanding
• Match the task to the ability while stretching them a little to become better
• Create opportunities for lasting changes

Seek Accountability

• Be accountable
• Hold others accountable

Manage Your Time Well

• Afford rest, relaxation, rejuvination, and recreation without avoiding responsibility
• Time management = self management

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