| "We learn so much faster out of love than out of | | | | needed, and somewhat tedious. |
| duty." | | | | If that is the case, identify what you can do to |
| Do you love being a Leader? Are you learning | | | | bring that task into the Love It list. Can you |
| how to become better as a Leader out of love? | | | | change/add a task or challenge to make it fun or |
| For yourself? For your followers? Or are you just | | | | interesting? Can you change the frequency of |
| performing a duty? | | | | completing that task? Is it adjustable in scope? |
| Leadership must be a loving experience. Let's face | | | | Complexity? The goal here is to take that task |
| it. It can be lonely, tough, frustrating, and even | | | | from Like It to Love It by changing it and learning |
| dangerous sometimes when we decide to Lead | | | | from it. Once you start the learning process, you |
| others. Most people Lead because they were | | | | can start the loving process. |
| really good at something else and through | | | | Last and certainly not least, Hate It! This list has |
| attrition, blind luck or plain naivety, got picked to | | | | the most potential for growth. I know, you think |
| be the boss. | | | | I'm nuts (or at least intoxicated) and I can assure |
| Other people Lead because they want to. They | | | | you I'm not. There is a reason that this task or |
| plan each step in a progression of steps, to place | | | | duty is on the Hate It list. It can be a tedious, |
| themselves at the head of the line ready to take | | | | boring task. It could be repetitious. Maybe it is not |
| over. | | | | challenging. Maybe it has little value to overall |
| And some are Leaders because they were born | | | | strategy, yet has to be done in order to |
| into it. Are you the oldest of all of your siblings? | | | | complete other tasks. |
| You might have taken on some role as the oldest | | | | Whatever is wrong with it, your goal is to change |
| merely because of natural selection; basically, you | | | | it to something that is a Love It. |
| were first out of the womb. | | | | Try to change the frequency, tasks, training, |
| Whether or not you were decided on, decided to | | | | assignment, thinking, steps, completion date, break |
| be or decided for, if you don't love what you are | | | | it into smaller parts, break it into different |
| learning, you are in for one rough ride. | | | | departments, break it into different assignments, |
| So, what can you do, if you find yourself in the | | | | do it more frequently, change the time of day |
| situation that you love some of the aspects of | | | | you do it, change the day of the week you do it, |
| what you do, like a few aspects and hate the | | | | ask someone to review your efforts other than |
| rest, or are just doing your "duty." | | | | your supervisor, have someone else look at it, try |
| 1st step, define what you do everyday as a | | | | to learn one new thing when doing it, train |
| Leader. This is a list of your responsibilities. | | | | someone else to do it ANYTHING to change your |
| Once you have that list, break it down into 3 | | | | perception of that particular task or duty. |
| parts. | | | | This act of trying to think of it differently is called |
| Love It! | | | | growth! And when people feel like they are |
| Like It! | | | | growing they come to love what they are doing. |
| Hate It! | | | | Love what you do and you will learn more about |
| Let's be different and start with Love It! | | | | doing it. |
| On your Love It list, are there any responsibilities | | | | Hate what you do, and you only learn what is |
| that you are willing to give away? Try and find | | | | necessary to do it. Do only what you Hate |
| one or two. Why you ask? Because if you Love | | | | enough of the time, and not only do you stop |
| one of those tasks, chances are someone else | | | | loving what you do, life becomes one long dull |
| will too. And, by designating those for assignment, | | | | boring cloudy filled series of days. |
| you will increase your power base, train others | | | | Do that for days on end.....life ceases. It becomes |
| grow others and show them that you trust them. | | | | existence. |
| And, it gives you more room to add to the Love | | | | If all else fails, decide if the task is really important |
| It list! | | | | and worth doing. |
| Your Like It list is the area that has potential for | | | | If not, give it away or stop doing it. |
| growth. Chances are the list contains some | | | | Decide that you want to spend your time learning |
| "duties" that are somewhat cool, somewhat | | | | what you love to do and doing what you love. |