It might feel a bit uncomfortable to reflect on yourself or push yourself in this way,
but personal reflecting is essential for developing yourself as a leader.
However, knowing yourself is not enough.
Effective leaders have also incorporated certain habits that make them effective.
There are many habits or skills we could discuss, but we only have a limited amount of time.
So we will only touch two sets of habits.
Be prepared for more ‘soft’ things to come.
The first set of habits relate to positive emotions.
Effective leaders are able to energize themselves in the most difficult situations and they
are able to keep a constructive mindset.
This is why we will explore a set of tools that you can use to evoke these positive emotions.
But effective leaders also have the ability to deal with tough situations and the corresponding
negative emotions.
Think of leaders such as Nelson Mandela, who spent decades institutionalized.
Or entrepreneurs such as Elon Musk, who faced personal bankruptcy before Tesla
became a success.
These are questions we will address in the second part:
stress management.
Apart from becoming more effective as a leader, these tools will also help you to experience
your life and leadership journey more positively.
Despite all the challenges associated with leadership,
leaders should be able to enjoy what they are doing.
We hope you will enjoy this section!