By Shahriar Afshar, ASPS Contributing Editor
- Be a good listener and if you don’t know how, start by talking less. It’ll come to you.
- Good leaders don’t have a lot of followers but they are always looking for people to cultivate and empower as future leaders. No one lives forever.
- Think of yourself as a permanent empathetic servant-leader, here to serve others and don’t get caught up with your temporary title or position.
- Learn to become self aware of your core strengths & weaknesses. No one has it all right and your mom is not here to tell you otherwise.
- Seek continuous feedback and don’t get offended regardless of how clumsy the feedback comes to you.
- Play, watch or study team sports like soccer to keep you humble and a team player, not solitary ingratiating sports like golf.
- Never ever stop giving to others, donating and contributing to the disenfranchised, minorities and people outside of your echo chamber.
- Always make sure there is someone in front of you to clear the path, remove obstacles and help you on the horizon.
- Always make sure there is someone next to you covering a glaring blind spot(s) you have. Yes, you.
- Always make sure there is someone behind you, cleaning up whatever mess you leave behind. Again, your mom is not here.
