​How to Stay Inspired – Lessons for Leaders

At work I have observed that some of my employees are inspired & some are not. You can
even tell the same of your workplace. Also when I am training or coaching, I have often
noticed that not all trainees whether professionals or students are truly inspired on a daily
basis.

Recently, the social networking site for professionals ‘LinkedIn’ launched a survey on
‘Inspiration Index’. In this survey they asked members to chime on how inspired they are.
3200 participants responded females under age 29 seems less inspired then their male
peers. However Females older than 65 feel more inspired than men.

Time & again all researches have established that inspired people tend to produce higher
productivity & lead a fulfilling life. Therefore it’s important to stay inspired or motivated to
have a productive day.

In my fight to find an answer I started asking a lot of questions to a lot of people. One
common trait I found which helps people to get inspired…..to stay inspired….. to lead a great
life is when they are in ‘Leadership Zone’ or in other words behaving like a leader.
Leadership can mean different things to different people. Therefore I am presenting you
some of the inspiring elements of leadership, which can help you stay in the Leadership
Zone daily. Next time you are down or not feeling like giving your 100% to the task, try
keeping these inspiring elements of leadership in mind.

1. Leaders behave – Whatever is your state of mind, you must exhibit behavior (if required
forcefully) that is inspiring for yourself or for others. For example you don’t want to leave your
bed for morning run, if you are a ​true leader​ then you must get up & move out of your home.
One of the tricks I have learned to kick my inspiration level to new high is to train my staff or
colleagues to stay motivated on that particular day. You can kill two birds with one stone, not
only you motivate your staff …in the entire process you end up motivating yourself also.
2. World will not move until you move – Thinking like a leader will not make you a leader.
You will have to move out of your bed..house, you will have to work, you will have to work
your pending & new tasks every day, every hour. Work will not progress automatically if you
don’t push. Therefore come what may, you have to work daily.

3. Victim Mindset Vs. Gratitude Mindset– If you start your day with what is not there in your
life then you won’t be able to inspire yourself, you won’t be able to produce significant
results. Having a gratitude mindset to be a leader is a must. Thank god/parents/situations for
the current resources you have to impact the world. Meet a less fortunate person then you &
would understand. Remember you just need the right mindset to make a dent in the
universe.

4. Learn More to Impact More – Whether you are an entrepreneur or an employee or a

student, you can’t ignore the fact that the world is changing fast. Companies & employees
are fading faster because of one single dominant reason that is their inability to acquire new
skills. Take this seriously guys. Leaders are not born but are made. Leaders are made when
they outperform the efforts to prepare & when they outperform the efforts to learn. So learn &
acquire new age skills.

5. Being Busy is not equal to higher productivity – On an average 3 hours is being spent
daily on mobile phone by users across the globe. 90% of the time spent on mobile is on
various apps, out of which only 4% apps are related to enhancing productivity. Therefore
being busy may not lead to higher productivity. You have to stay alert and keep on checking
the time spent on activities, which are adversely impacting the productivity of self. Erase
such activities from your schedule.

6. Leaders create Leaders – It’s the ultimate responsibility of a leader to produce more
leaders. It means more time is being invested to inspire & train people to perform their best
& live their best lives. More inspiring leaders means more success which means a better
world.

It’s the cycle that starts with You!

My sincere prayer for You to stay inspired & produce more inspiring Leaders like You.

Stay Blessed.

Nikhil Singh

Think Hr India

Thinkhrindia.com

Source -
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-stay-inspired-lesson-leaders-nikhil-singh/