6 Exercises to Develop Your Leadership Skills
Digging back through some notes from a recent Rich Dad seminar, I stumbled on these exercises that Robert Kiyosaki put together for developing your leadership skills. Check ‘em out:
1) Discuss people in your life who were role models. Who did you look up to? They could be people you knew personally or world leaders. Who did you look up to… and why? What did they do to inspire you to be a better person?
2) Take a look at the B-I Triangle. In which of the 8 integrities are you strong? Which areas do you need to develop?
3) If you plan on being an entrepreneur and owning your own business, how complete is your team? If you do not have a team, begin interviewing experts in all of the 8 integrities so you can better understand what they do, what is important and what words they use. Remember, each piece of the B-I Triangle has its own vocabulary.
4) How often do you speak in front of groups of five or more people? If less than once a week, begin looking for opportunities to practice.
5) How much feedback do you receive? Do you have someone who will critique your talks honestly and give you feedback? If you do not have a coach or critic, find one and give them permission to be blunt and forthright. There is no sense sugar coating feedback. Feedback should include appearance. If you look like a loser, you will only talk to other losers.
6) How do you measure your success? For example, it is OK to start with small groups who do not respond to you or your message. It’s OK to fail. It’s not OK to quit doing something that is important to you.
If you persist, practice, and keep receiving feedback, your skills, groups and success should increase.
Regardless of what business you are going into, you will only be as successful as your leadership skills allow you to be. Improving them is a never-ending process. Start with these exercises and you will see results.
The Learning Never Stops
One thing I learned early on at The Rich Dad Company was that in order for me to achieve success, I must first improve myself. Everything starts with me.
In fact, that is the case in every part of my life. If I want a great friendship, first I must become a great friend. If I want a great marriage, first I must become a great husband. If I want a great relationship with my kids, first I must become a great father.
Therefore, everything depends on me. I must continuously improve myself in order to have the life I want.
Remember the expression Be, Do, Have? I am not sure where that came from (could be Scientology actually…), but it is so frigging true.
First, I must BE the person I want to BE. Become the person I want to become, in all my relationships.
Next, I must DO the things I need to DO. Create the habits, actions, interactions I need to create, across my entire life.
Then, and only then, can I HAVE the things I deserve to HAVE. Each step builds on the previous. It is a package deal. In other words, I can’t have want it deserve to have without first becoming the person I need to be. It is impossible.
And for me, this all starts with continuous learning. In all areas.
For the next three days I am attending a Leadership event put on by my mentor and friend, Robert Kiyosaki. I’ll be sharing the learning as I am able, right from inside the room. I am super excited to be here as I am feeling the crunch of life, in all areas right now, and the only thing I can choose to do, is improve myself.
Follow-up Video From Tony Robbins and John Reese
In my opinion, this video is almost MORE important than the first one I posted a few days ago. In this interview, John Reese talks about the number one stumbling block that keeps 99% of the people in business from making ANY progress. Take a look.
I’m Baaaaack
“Holy road trips Batman!”
My family and I just returned from the road trip to end all road trips. 21 days and 4000+ miles of fun, the most amazing scenery in the US and Canada and that smell that comes from the back seat. You know the one I am talking about. 
We started off in Flagstaff, Arizona, the home base of the Seiferth clan. At 5:00am on a Tuesday, we made a beeline to the West Coast. By sundown, we were in Santa Cruz, CA. From there we made our way up the coast hitting San Francisco, Petaluma, Eureka, Eugene, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Victoria, Friday Harbor, Orcas Island, Vancouver and Whistler!
We camped, stayed in a few hotels and invaded the homes of a few friends along the way. We never knew where we were going to be, so we couldn’t really make plans. It was a liberating feeling not knowing where you were going to sleep each night.
I know, I know. Teaching our kids how to be vagabonds at such a young age. They learned amazingly fast. Not sure if that is a good thing.
Now here is something to think about…
We took over 1500 pictures on the trip. I was adding it up in my head and realized that if we had taken this trip back in the 80’s, before digital cameras, that would have been about 42 rolls of film. Each roll costs what, $3? And processing was about $4 per roll.
So, about $500 opposed to $0. Technology isn’t so bad.
Anyway, I was just reflecting on the circumstances that allowed us to take that trip. If I was still working 80 hours a week at the Rich Dad Company as the IT Guy, could I have taken 21 days off in a row to travel with my family?
Don’t think so.
THE BEST part about being a successful online marketer and entrepreneur is the freedom. The freedom to create my own hours, to do what I want, when I want. To take trips with my family and have the confidence that the business will continue to run, pulling in tons of cash, automatically.
That is worth every hour, every phone call, every email, every blog post, every tweet, every video, every podcast I’ve created to build this business. Without a doubt. That is why I do what I do.
If you want me to teach you how to do the exact same thing, click the banner on the right with me in front of the “Book Wall” at the Rich Dad company. Let’s talk.
A Peek at the m3 Private Wealth Group
Its John Seiferth from the Wealth Masters International m3 Private Wealth Group in the Dominican Republic. An exclusive gathering of the best internet marketers from around the world.
We are meeting this week to learn more about building our wealth, creating our financial foundation and generating wealth for our children and their children.
We’ve heard from heavy weights in the economics world like John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. An incredible man with an incredible background and stories.
I’ve had the pleasure of talking with John one-on-one about his experiences helping the “corporatocracy” set up and fund dictators around the world for economic gain. Fascinating.
Find out how to become a member of this exclusive group and how you can build your long-term wealth and increase your financial IQ. Learn more at http://johnseiferth.com.
