Posted by Dave Magrogan in Rhino Charging Motivation on November 29th, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Everywhere in society we need strong determined leaders to help us create a better world. We need Rhino leaders in all businesses, civic organizations and every aspect of our society and we need them now! We need true Rhinos to step up and start taking charge to make this world a better place.
Rhino leaders look to create long-term success. They don’t follow the easy path or the clear path. They follow the right path to create the right solutions.Rhino leaders need to take charge in the political world immediately. We need Rhino politicians to resist the temptations of special interests and short-term gains to secure our future. We all know there is no such thing as clean coal--it’s impossible! We need a leader to stand up and say to make Green energy it means we need different cars and different homes and we need to make sacrifices, but in 20 years we will all still have a planet to live on so it’s worth it.
The problem with most leaders today is they lead by opinion polls. Opinion polls only register the individual concerns of voters. The most important opinion a person has is based on how something will affect them.If you work for or own a coal company, of course you will vote for coal even if you know it’s wrong. We need Rhino leaders who realize the tough decisions must be made now to benefit future generations and that means the current generations will simply have to adapt, its part of life.
“Make your decision for what is right not expedient and wash your mind of all compromise” -BJ Palmer
If every leader took time to read this statement before making any important decision, the world would be a very different place. You are a natural leader. You may not even know it yet, but you are. If you signed up for the Rhino emails it means you are different than the cow masses. It means you are striving to achieve your goals and to make a difference. It means you want to transcend you mediocre life to create an incredible life. Well that incredible life comes with Rhino responsibilities!You need to lead others down the path of a better life. You need to make hard decisions and sometimes stand alone defending an unpopular truth. You need to charge full steam ahead when everyone is begging you to stop.
With your company, your employees, your coworkers and your family, you need to be the person that stands out and takes a stand for the best long-term decisions and the best long-term leadership. You need to resist the cow temptation of taking the politically correct or safe path. We are in the mess we are today because of watered down leadership.We need you to take a stand and show people how it can be done. And don’t think I’m crazy, even Lee Iacocca agrees with me in his phenomenal book “Where Have All the Leaders Gone” --a must read for every Rhino!
STARTING TOMORROW AND FROM THIS POINT FORWARD... TAKE THE RHINO ROAD TO LEADERSHIP!
1. Set high Rhino standards for any project you are working on, refuse to take the cow path and follow the rest of the herd.Refuse to compromise your Rhino values and qualities.
2. Don’t represent the dreams and ideals for the special interests of the world. Be a role model for others and charge towards a better future through every Rhino action. Remember following the path of least resistance makes men, women and rivers crooked.
3. Be a true Rhino in all your business dealings, create win win deals and look to build true relationships in your business dealings.
4. Go the extra mile and give more than you receive.
5. Finally stand up and defend the truth even when everyone else is pretending to be blind with ignorance--whether it is in your home, your company, your congress or your church.
Charge forward Rhino Leaders!
