On March 14 I attended the Get Motivated seminar at the Rose Garden. It was fantastic. There were many inspiring speakers (first lady Laura Bush, Rudy Guiliani, Steve Forbes) for for me the highlight was General Colin Powell. He spoke about leadership and about the principle he applied both in his role as General and in his role as Secretary of State. He remarked that so many people focus on the the leader..and yes the lead has a principle role...but for him "leading is about putting followers in the best position to fulfill their purpose." He further instructed that a key role to being an effective leader is to covey that purpose with ethics, integrity and selflessness. I see this alot in my role as ED - the need to give people the tools and room to do what I have asked of them...to see the big picture and at the same time be able to scope down to the details. Some other salient points: recognize people for achievement, discipline when people are not performing, pay attention to the enviornment. Also so very valid. When I think about what it would take to command an army..to inspire people to follow you in this ultimate way, I think he is right.
We have so many leaders at Aim High. As black belts and candidates we ARE the leaders in our school. So it is important that we think about these lessons and how they might apply to us on the mat. I never thought of the students or colored belts as followers but really they are. They look to us for direction and they copy what we do, match our energy, and return our respect when we show it. It's pretty cool!
So some of you I know attended as well - what did you think of the presentation and who were your favorites?
Jessica, thank you for the insight you gained at the seminar. I truly am sorry I wasn't motivated enough to get there...kind of ironic. :o) I agree with much of what you shared, and I plan to use it both at work and at the studio!
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