The Leadership Minute #31: Endurance

The Leadership Minute #31
Character Traits of a Leader: Endurance




Turning to the old Merriam Webster dictionary we find the definition of endurance as “the ability to withstand hardship or adversity; especially :  the ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity.”

As a leader, you will encounter numerous hardships and adversity. You had better be ready to deal with them head on and deal with them to the end. There is no such thing as shortcut because you are in it for the long haul.

To manage and overcome the hardship and adversity of being a leader that means three things you have stay: physically, mentally, and morally fit.

One of my favorite quotes of all time is by US Army General George S. Patton, “"A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood." To me that means a leader must train harder now because tomorrow you don’t know just how hard the battle will be.

Those that will turn to you in those times of trouble will be turning to you solely to get them through it. If you are not ready they will drop you like a bad habit and find someone who can.

Don’t be that guy.


Thank you,
David Guerra

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