A very smart man recently told me that being a leader is not about the position or role, but about the action and goal. Great ones set out to make a difference, to inspire greatness in others, and to eventually create more leaders. They show rather than tell. They give credit and take responsibility.

These are the 5 things that great leaders do differently.

Believe it or not, great leaders understand that not everything is in their power. They also know and accept that their knowledge is limited. Even when it comes to tough decisions, the best ones realize that delegating responsibility and empowering others to learn is the smartest trick in the CEO book.

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If you take your time to study the habits and mindset of successful people, youll find many similarities. Thats because success all comes down to doing the right set of actions on a daily basis.

Finding out what these are and developing the behaviors to make them a permanent part of your life will make all the difference for you.

If you feel lost, stuck or lack the motivation as you havent seen progress in a long time, read on. Youll now see the only 4 things you should work on, that will have a positive effect on any other area of your life and thus contribute to your overall success.

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As the founder of a publishing company focused specifically on serving high achievers, I see the same problem over and over.

When a top performer decides they want to write a book (or do anything else, for that matter), their goal is to be the best. They end up focusing on selling as many books as they can, and that leads them off track.

But the smartest leaders we work with have a different goal: use the book to get attention.

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I have found that sometimes the subtle difference in our attitude, which of course can make a major difference in our future, can be as simple as the language we use.

The difference in even how you talk to yourself or others. Consciously making a decision to quit saying what you dont want and to start saying what you do want. I call that faith. Believing the best, hoping for the best and moving toward the best.

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Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality Abraham Lincoln

There is a ton of advice out there on how to achieve success, but little is said about the great impact commitment will make on your life. Its the number one thing you must get down before doing anything else, without commitment your odds on success will decrease drastically.

Bill Gates has a great passion for computers and software. Michael Jordan is extremely passionate about basketball. Stephen Kings passion is writing.

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Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify the emotions of yourself and others, as well as regulate and modify those emotions. People with high emotional intellect can more accurately judge the emotions of others based on subtle cues like facial expressions or physical gestures.

Being emotionally intelligent can lead to an overall higher quality of life; both personal and professional relationships can flourish when youre able to read and adjust to peoples emotions with ease. However emotional intelligence is more than just knowing what someone feels, its also understanding the cause of the emotion and how emotional states correlate within someones mind. Below I have listed some ways that you can heighten your emotional intelligence.

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I am a big fan of habits. Good ones that is.

Of course, not all habits are productive ones.

Some are bad for us, they stop us from succeeding, and they reinforce negative patterns that weve picked up from parents, friends or colleagues.

No one is perfect, but Ive found that the most successful people find ways to replace their bad habits with good ones.

A successful career, after all, is really just a series of good habits put into action over and over again.

But in order to eliminate our vices and form productive habits, we need to identify our destructive ones.

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Most people think that working hard means scurrying from one task to another and this will make them successful one day. They cannot be any further from the truth. In fact, time management is not about being super busy. It is about simplifying your personal and professional life, relieving stress and staying organized.

In other words, you should be able to arrange your commitments in such a way that you get to spend more time embracing your passions even when you are busy. Implementing the following 10 tips will increase your productivity and help you stay organized.

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Why do we find change difficult when having the tools, resources, and time in the world ? This boggles me because I know I want to change but, I feel something is missing about me and sometimes I think to myself will this convince me to change?

That thought dances in my mind several times.

Yes that is it. Perhaps we are not convinced completely about the change. Nevertheless, how many times have we struggle with that thought?

I need to change

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It may not be easy to change but its worth it.

At the age of 20, I was depressed, had health problems, major social anxiety, and didnt really know how to make friends. It felt like being on a deserted island even though there were people everywhere. I wasnt able to reach out to them and connect.

One day I made the decision to change because I realized the problem wasnt other people, it was me. It was time to learn social confidence and start connecting with others.

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