DAY 2 - POSITIVE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE

TELESCOPE AND MICROSCOPE

As a positive leader you will want to carry a telescope and a microscope with you on your journey. The telescope helps you and your team keep your eyes on your vision, North Star, and big picture. The microscope helps you zoom-focus on the things you must do in the short term to realize the vision in your telescope. If you have only a telescope, then you’ll be thinking about your vision all the time and dreaming about the future but not taking the necessary steps to realize it. If you have only a microscope, then you’ll be working hard every day but setbacks and challenges will likely frustrate and discourage you because you’ll lose sight of the big picture.

You need to frequently pull out your telescope to remind yourself and your team where you are going, and you’ll need to look through your microscope daily in order to focus on what matters most and follow through on your commitments. Together they will help you take your team and organization where you want to go.

TAKE ACTION

To create the future you have to be able to see it. If you can see it, you can create it. Answer the following questions (best if you write them down):

1. Where are you going? What is your vision for yourself and your team?

2. What is holding you back from getting there?

3. What are (3) Zoom Focused Actions you need to take to get there?

Now, meet with your team, a team member or a friend and do this exercise together. Share your vision with each other and talk about why it matters.

Tomorrow we'll address how to overcome negativity and challenges by feeding yourself and others with positivity.

-Jon