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Positive Reinforcement

On January 23rd 2010 I had the privilege in help organizing and speaking at a Social Media Event in Virginia Beach.  The event had many different specialty fields in marketing and a diverse audience that all came together for one main event.

It was a long journey from September 2009 to January 2010.  We had some new to speaking events and some were veterans but all in all the event was still a stressful journey, like most events.  We had lost a lot of potential speakers and had to change the line-up a few times but eventually it did work out in the end and what a bittersweet relief it was.  It was still an amazing feeling accomplishing a vision that you had portrayed a couple months back and manifesting it into a successful reality.

Looking back, I seem to of taken this event by the reins and took on a leadership role within the group.  I had noticed that it was very difficult to sometimes keep people focused on the task at hand and keep them motivated as it was almost a 6 month process with a lot of Holidays in between.  I have found that staying positive and giving my group positive reinforcement and excitement has helped tremendously both before and after the event.

It is the little things that can have an impact on people’s lives and I believed in my group which contributed to more success.  Sometimes people just need someone in their corner to encourage them it’s going to be ok and to make them dig up the courage and believe in themselves it will be a successful event.

Again there were a lot of obstacles that could of spelled disaster for the event but I chose the high road and focused on strengths and not weaknesses.  Without the push in the right direction and motivation of doing a great job with the event, some members of the group could of easily drifted away or crumble.  As a leader, we must show positive reinforcement within our group as a testament of believing in them for without it then why should they believe in you.

Positive Reinforcement As A Leader is a post from: Self Confidence | Positive Thinking | Personal Development - Justified Lions

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“A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves”

Break The Mold

Don’t wait around for change to happen, step it up and make things happen.  Create an atmosphere of positive confidence that shines forth not only within your self but by others.

Remember that positivity is contagious and don’t just focus on becoming more self confident, break the mold and become a leader too.  A leader leads by example and inspires others from the actions they bring forth.  Start by building your positive strongholds by surrounding yourself with like energy driven peers.

Break the mold in accepting that you must not sway from either going too over the top or just enough to keep you under the radar.  Throw that mindset away and believe in yourself that the actions you do are powerful, even when you think no one is looking.  That is what being a Justifed Lion is all about, noble & confident in the actions you do to improve your life.

• Yes, you are capable of being a leader
• Yes, you can achieve greatness
• Yes, you can inspire others

Believe in your actions, become infectious and showcase your noble & positive behaviors.

• Teach a friend one tip every day
• Go out and help the needy
• Recommend inspirational books to read
• Change your habits for the better

Whatever you decide to do, don’t look back in second guessing yourself and becoming shy.  These are great things you will be achieving and wear it with pride.

Become a Justified Lion…Become a Leader!

Leadership is highly valued in the workplace, which is why a master of engineering management, MBA, and other business degree programs put a strong focus on leadership in the curriculum.

Inspire Others To Have Confidence By Becoming A Leader is a post from: Self Confidence | Positive Thinking | Personal Development - Justified Lions