JD – You’re only as good as your last haircut. – Fran Lebowitz

JW – It is better to live one day as a lion than a hundred years as a sheep. – Italian proverb

BAD – If I get any paler, I will be an actual light source. – Michael Cluney

EB – Feliz Navidad.

MS – Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader success is all about growing others. – Jack Welch

The Jack Welch quote reminds me of why leaders and leadership are so important.

Great leadership has its basis in service and service has its basis in thinking of others instead of yourself and thinking of others instead of yourself is based on love.

In order to reach our fullest potential, we must go through the process of loving others more than ourselves. Learning to focus on others first instead of ourselves.

Great leadership always begins with self-leadership in these areas.

Whether you are in a position of leadership or not, others are looking to you to lead them.

Begin with yourself. Discipline your thoughts and actions to be those of a selfless, loving person.

If you do this, others will follow. And you will be amazed at the future you can create together.

Make it a great day.

Jake