#reading – Let's Be Real Authentic with Janitza

The First Person You Must Lead Is You

This book is about leadership. I heard about the author Rebecca Halstead on an interview she was having at Steven Shallenberge’s podcast about leadership and she talked about her book and I seriously didn’t think it would be as good as it is.

You would think when you have a child, take classes and take care of everything else in life you don’t have time to be reading but the truth of the matter is that you have to make time. I love this book and I want to share few things about leadership.

You have one person to lead- that person is YOU.

If you want to change yourself, your family, your community and your work place you need to start drawing a mental circle. If you want change, you need to start inside your personal circle.

In other words the first person you should lead is you.

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

I will never ask someone to do something I was not willing to do myself.

I had to talk the talk and walk the walk.

Leadership is your choice. Character is who you are when no one is watching.

Are leaders born or made? What do you think? Take some time to think about this. What skills and traits, values and behaviors make up your leadership chemistry?

You must identify your strengths and manage your weaknesses. This is the second time I see this. Remember that no one is ever too old or important to stop learning.

The day you stop learning is the day you stop leading, for that matter is the day you stop really living.

I hope this gives you a little synopsis about what the book is all about. I recommend you to read it. Once I’m done I will write more about leadership and why you are the first person you need to lead.

God bless,

Jani

Crown Council Annual Event

Crown Council is a place where fellow dentists and team members genuinely celebrate and encourage their fellow practitioners success. Their principles and fundamentals are essential to making any practice successful.

This is my second year and I enjoyed their speakers as much as I did last year. One tradition that I started is to purchase their books at their registration day.

If you are one of the countless people who don’t make a habit of reading regularly you may be missing out.

Everything you read fills your head with new bits of information, and you never know when it might come in handy. Food for thought. Knowledge can never be taken away from you.

The outward Mindset by The Arbinger Institute will be teaching me how to change lives and transform organizations.

The ROI of Kindness by Biro and Mac Anderson will be teaching me how to help me teach others how to put a little kindness in our culture. My goal is to help others make the world a better place.

The apprentice model by Dr. David Phelps DDS will be teaching me how to help young leaders to have an exceptional life if they are willing to stand out from the crowd and aim for higher than average.

Lastly I have the Finish book by Jon Acuff, excellent and funny speaker. This book will help me to give myself the gift of done. When you are a leader one of your biggest hopes is that your team will finish its goals, but with thousands of distractions it gets harder and harder every year. I’m hoping this book helps me help others fix that problem.

Lastly I have my notebook where all of my notes were taken. Lots of wisdom is written down there and I just need to continue to get better so I can help my team and our patients.

God Bless,

Jani

A Day Spent in the Library. Why Reading is Important For Kids.

It is important to start at a young age and teach your child the value of reading so they will grow to practice it often and value their ability to do so.