Ten Commandments of Leadership

Yesterday morning I attended a leadership breakfast for leaders of loacal Realtor associations from all over the state. The keynote speaker was current National Association of Realtors Chairman Elect, Dick Gaylord. Mr. Gaylord will be installed as NAR Chariman in November.



Mr. Gaylord closed by reading the Ten Commandments of Leadership. After the meeting, I asked him to email it to me so I could share it with you, the readers of my blog.



Ten Commandments of Leadership


1. People are illogical, unreasonable and self-centered (including me). Love them anyway.


2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Do good anyway.


3. If you are successful. You win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.


4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.


5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.


6. The biggest people with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the littlest people with the littlest ideas. Think big anyway.


7. People favor underdogs, but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.


8. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.


9. People really need help, but may attack you if you do help them. Help them anyway.


10. Give the world the best you have and you will not be thanked. Give the best you have anyway.