What path are you traveling?

What path are you following? Are you on a path to nowhere or are you going places? Allow me to explain my thoughts on this blog. As a leader it is important to make the best choices for those you lead, manage and for yourself. How often have you seen a leader that is traveling down a path that you disapprove of or know it is wrong but yet you are expected to look to this individual for leadership? It happens. I've seen it. I think that is one of the reasons I'm so passionate about leadership. I desire to make the right choices to the best of my ability. Sometimes the right choice is the hardest.  They can be painful but we have to make them. I read this piece from my favorite leader, "Your friends will either stretch your vision or choke your dreams. Some will inspire you to higher heights. Others will want you to join them on the couch of life where they do their least. Because not everyone wants to see you succeed, you have to make a choice”.  Excerpt From: John C. Maxwell. “Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn.” Center Street, 2013-10-08. iBooks

As leaders we fall into this example as well. A leader will either stretch your vision or choke your dreams. I do not want to be the dream crusher but dream builder. I enjoy watching people seek their dreams and succeed at them. It is even more rewarding to be a part of the their journey to success. We can apply this to our personal lives as well. Are you around folks that hold you back because they are dream crushers and reek of negativity? If so then you must make a choice to join them on the path to nowhere or take the positive path towards success. It is a difficult and sometimes painful decision to make.  Each minute you spend with the wrong people takes away time you could be spending with the right ones. The path is clearly visible but our choices are what impacts the outcome of our success or lack of success. Be the right person, the positive role model, the dream builder and the mentor that makes a positive impact on those that are future leaders.