Inclusion

# Chapter 276

Stop saying “I, me, my” – start saying “we, us, our.” - Masterminds

This is the way that leaders are born. When they stop thinking of the world in terms of themselves and start thinking about everyone, then we have the makings of a potential leader. Pronouns are a fine starting point. I don’t know which comes first the thinking or the pronoun usage but what is important here is that you are thinking about others and not just yourself and your stuff. This is a regular ongoing adjustment for those that make the jump to leadership. It’s not a single one time decision - be warned. This is part of the growth development of all leaders. Instead of listening to all the bad news on the television, focus down your attention on your company, your church, your community, your group that you are an integral part of, which needs your leadership.

Inclusion is a hot topic right now in the world, but honestly it has been a hot topic to me and you every single time that we were not included, each time that our leader took credit for our idea or our work, each time that someone takes all the credit and none of the blame in your work space, and a hundred other situations where we are diminished in a steady ongoing way, inclusion is a hot topic for us all. So how we think of our collective group, and how we refer to our collective group is important. It reflects where we are on the scale of inclusion and if we are fighting for ourselves or all of us.