Monarch butterfly photo.

"Embracing life's challenges
takes great courage."

Success Cornerstones

Four Cornerstones to Become a Great Leader

You will succeed in becoming a great leader once you integrate all elements outlined in Jan’s four cornerstones:  Belief, Courage, Vision and Passion.

The Belief in:

The Courage to:

  • the difference you are making
  • having clarity
  • having discernment
  • achieving excellence
  • oneself
  • others
  • anything is possible
  • your vision
  • the outcome
  • the impact achieving success has on others
  • the impact of sharing your success
  • the importance of sustaining the success you achieve
  • that you are worthy of achieving greatness
  • know how and where you will fail
  • admit when you have failed
  • to find solutions to all problems, obstacles and challenges
  • not be defeated
  • be resilient
  • see the gift in all adversity
  • be tolerant
  • be patient
  • to not judge yourself or others
  • self-measure your performance
  • boldly present your self measured performance
  • build a succession plan that serves all stakeholders
  • hire a qualified business advisor/coach

The Vision to:

The Passion to:

  • project five, ten, 15 years ahead and work your plan of action backwards from the point of arrival
  • be the observer
  • see what is not being seen
  • hear what is not being said
  • see what is not obvious
  • take action where you are not taking the appropriate action
  • spot sabotage, yours and others
  • set others up for success
  • impulsively honour those who have ourperformed
  • know and understand how the current financial statements affect the corporate vision

  • do whatever it takes to succeed without jeapoardizing yourself or others
  • start each day with unprecedented desire to constantly learn and achieve
  • surround yourself with others who are successfully contagious
  • develop your own contagious success
  • see all challenges as opportunities to grow
  • repeat the journey all over again with new intentions, goals and objectives
  • celebrate each step of the way

© 1993-2010 Chief Executives in Training Inc. Updated May 2010.