To be a good leader you should have self-control to stay consistent in your direction and focus.
If you are shifting based on that day’s mood or an enticing short-term solution, your team will waste precious time and energy that could lead to long-term growth.
Although self-control is a vital part of growth and development, the author of a Harvard Business Review wrote that we are thinking about it the wrong way:
'Energy is the fuel for self-control. We each have one reservoir of energy to get things done. Each act that requires self-control progressively depletes this energy reservoir, whether it’s when you use it to resist a piece of cake, or focus single-mindedly on a difficult problem, or stay calm when you feel provoked.'
We must be careful to expend our limited energy resources on things that matter.
If you are struggling with self-control, don’t spend your energy pretending you are not struggling.
Instead take 20 minutes and read a book, write in a journal or take a walk outside. You will use less energy and distract yourself, all while building your self-control muscle. After a while, this will become habit.
People are looking up to you. The organisation can’t be driven by whatever mood you are in that day.
Be the person who accepts the responsibility of being the rudder of the ship. Be aimed in the right direction, focus your energy on meaningful things and stay the course.
Courtesy: www.success.com
