Leaders are Professionals

A question from Steven Pressfield:

"Do you have amateur habits or professional habits?"

Hopefully the latter.

If you believe that being a leader is critical to your success in work and life, you must become a professional. You must analyze your actions and be honest about what you find.

Are you doing everything you're supposed to do? Or are you hiding behind procrastination?

Eliminate your amateur habits and turn pro.

What amateurs do

Amateurs:

• Procrastinate.
• Make excuses for failure.
• Put things off until "tomorrow".
• Blame others for their misfortune.
• Allow envy to destroy their well being.
• Shiver in the face of fear and uncertainty.

What professionals do

Professionals:

• Take Extreme Ownership for problems and solutions.
• Do the work even when they don't want to.
• Fail fast and learn from mistakes.
• Put the team first.
• Lead.

What will you do?

Will you be an amateur or a professional?

It's scary to be a professional.

It's scarier to be an amateur.

Are you a pro?

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