The Little-Known Factor in Success – by ‘Charlie’!

I’ll admit, there are times that I find myself in awe of Charlie.
For his age he’s extraordinarily fit.

But, last week, Charlie demonstrated a quality that most of us could do with in our busy world of business.
What he accomplished then taught me a lesson or two that I needed to learn.

You see. Charlie’s not-quite 10 years old.
One of our five grandsons.

He can cycle 30 miles at the drop of a hat.
Apart from which, he’s a hunk on the rugby pitch.

And last weekend he was awarded ‘Player of The Tournament’.

Not ‘Player of The Game’, mind you.
There was a myriad of games.

No. This was ‘THE Player of The Whole Bloomin’ Tournament’!

I asked him how many tries he scored.
“Oh, only two.” Was his reply. (His younger brother scored 12)

Then it was explained to me…
“They saw that he kept providing opportunities for
his teammates to score.”

And there – right there – you have distilled what it means to lead a business. Any business.

From the one-Adviser-and-a-Couple-of-Administrators micro business.
To the full-blown venture, requiring an Ops Director, CEO, Head of Financial Planning…
The whole malarky!

Someone who understands leadership…
An Effective Leader…
An Inspiring Leader…
The kind of Leader others WANT to follow…
The kind of Leader WORTH following…

That kind of leader…
Behaves as Charlie does.

They invest in constantly providing opportunities for each team member to grow.

They’ve developed beyond the hunger for more personal glory… more recognition… more emotional strokes from impressed clients.

Instead, they INTENTIONALLY transfer knowledge, skills and expertise into the lives of their colleagues.

They turn the spotlight from themselves…
To those who look to them for leadership.

They recognise that the Game is much bigger than their own tiny glory.
It’s bigger than their own small firm.

They see that the Bigger Game is ‘The-Way-The-World-of-Clients-Thinks-and-Feels-About-This-Profession’.

That’s The Tournament!

They play to win the tournament.
And they’ll take the future with them.

Talk to Charlie about what that feels like.
Because – at nearly 10 years of age – he already knows.

He knows.