instructor Hood's Key Ideas from 9 Things a Leader Must Do
by Henry Cloud

Successful leaders don’t take careless risks; they take risks thoughtfully, diligently and cautiously

• Pay attention to what bothers you – Your inner voice might be telling you something.
• Overcome negativity
• Don’t ignore persistent dreams
• Analyze your fantasies – Perhaps they’re saying something is missing from your life.
• Confront obstacles and fears
• Don’t let envy confuse you
• Pay attention to symptoms – Is your body trying to communicate something to you?
• Seek community
• Pray

Successful leaders overcome aspects of their lives that make them feel negative, which can include those that are:

• “Physical” – Clutter, junk and an overflowing email inbox have a deleterious impact on your environment.
• “Relational” – Beware of people who influence you negatively.
• “Emotional” – Avoid unnecessary worry or anxiety.
• Time-based – Reconsider activities that don’t lead you in a productive direction.

“Hope means investing time and energy toward results that you have solid reason to believe can be achieved.”

“Successful leaders know how each scene contributes to the film’s good end. They don’t see just one scene; they watch the whole movie to the end.”

“Send Superman to the unemployment line. Get moving and do something!”

“All success is built and sustained just like a building is built, one brick at a time.”

“What we hate says a lot about who we are, what we value, what we care about. And how we hate says much about how we will succeed in business and life.”

“People who succeed in leadership and life do not go around settling scores. They do not even keep score.”

“Successful leaders fail just like everyone else. But it’s the way they handle their failure and imperfections that sets them apart.”

“To be a successful leader, you may not keep everyone around you happy. In fact, if you are successful in any arena of life, you are guaranteed to tick some people off!”