All essentials are taken from the book: Leading with Passion by John Murrphy.
Essential #3
Leading with Heart
I know growing up in the Bronx people use to always talk about having Heart. If you were ever scared of someone or something, they would say you had no Heart. This is probably the reason inner city kids appear to be tough. I think this is an important lesson to teach kids. The Wizard of Oz teaches about Heart with the cowardly Lion. He is searching for heart. I to equate Heart with Courage, if you fear something, chances are your heart is not in it. When your Heart is into something you begin to lose fear. Nothing can stop you because you feel in your heart that what you are doing is right. Sometimes others will not be able to understand because they do not feel the same way. But with heart you will not be scared to go alone because Leading with your Heart Leads to Courage.
If you ever want to lead people you must believe in what your message is. You must believe with ALL of yourself. You must believe with your Heart that what your doing will work. It is not something that can really be expressed verbally. It is a feeling. The best way I can describe it is if you think about when you hear your favorite song on the radio. You get a certain feeling, you can't explain it but you know when you feel it. This is also the reason you say you know the song by heart. Not only do you memorize the words but you can feel the message behind them. When you speak to people they should get the same feeling while you deliver your message. They should feel that you are being honest with them and that you believe and feel what you are telling them.
"The Heart has Reasons that Reasons cannot Know"
-Pascal
Essential #3
Leading with Heart
I know growing up in the Bronx people use to always talk about having Heart. If you were ever scared of someone or something, they would say you had no Heart. This is probably the reason inner city kids appear to be tough. I think this is an important lesson to teach kids. The Wizard of Oz teaches about Heart with the cowardly Lion. He is searching for heart. I to equate Heart with Courage, if you fear something, chances are your heart is not in it. When your Heart is into something you begin to lose fear. Nothing can stop you because you feel in your heart that what you are doing is right. Sometimes others will not be able to understand because they do not feel the same way. But with heart you will not be scared to go alone because Leading with your Heart Leads to Courage.
If you ever want to lead people you must believe in what your message is. You must believe with ALL of yourself. You must believe with your Heart that what your doing will work. It is not something that can really be expressed verbally. It is a feeling. The best way I can describe it is if you think about when you hear your favorite song on the radio. You get a certain feeling, you can't explain it but you know when you feel it. This is also the reason you say you know the song by heart. Not only do you memorize the words but you can feel the message behind them. When you speak to people they should get the same feeling while you deliver your message. They should feel that you are being honest with them and that you believe and feel what you are telling them.
"The Heart has Reasons that Reasons cannot Know"
-Pascal
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