WHS Leadership Series Week 2

1. Foundational
Leadership
Part II
Commitment

2.  What is leadership?
 Leadership is influence
 What is the foundation of leadership?
 Character
 Define Character
 Who you are when no one else is looking
 Have you taken the Character Challenge?

3.  Commitment is something
that seems to be quickly
fading from the fabric of our
society.
 What is a commitment?
 Once a commitment is made
is the person bound to the
commitment? If so, how? If
not, how?

4.  What is commitment?

5.  “Keeping a commitment or a promise is a
major deposit; breaking one is a major
withdrawal.”

6.  Figure out what you want and what is
important to you and commit to it. Commit
to being the best. Do not stretch yourself
too thin. Do not over commit.
 “The quality of a man’s life is in direct
proportion to their commitment to
excellence regardless of their chosen field
of endeavor.”
 Vincent Lombardi

7.  Can people trust your commitment?
 “The honesty of a man’s heart, the depth of
his character, is shown by how he keeps his
word.” – 7 Promises of a Promise Keeper.
 “Our word is our bond – when men don’t hold
to a high value of truth, they don’t place a
high value on their word, either.”

8.  People will not follow you unless you are
committed. Commitment involves sacrifice.
◦ “It is not fair to ask of others what you are not
willing to do yourself.”
 - Eleanor Roosevelt
◦ “Men are alike in their promises. It is only in their
deeds that they differ.”
 - Moliere

9.  Think about something in your life that you want or need to do, but
have been unable to do. Do not think about life goals but something
smaller and more manageable to achieve in a 30 day period. The
challenge is to not only choose something but to commit to working
on or accomplishing the task by finals week of this year. It is best to
choose something that requires either daily discipline or a Mon.- Fri.
discipline. Once a week things are ok but over a relatively small
period of time like we are working with it is less effective. The key
to this exercise is realizing something that you want to do. The
second step is to make the commitment for a 30 day period and the
final step is to discipline yourself to follow through. You can
practice discipline and therefore you can get better in your
discipline. No one is a lost cause. This will make you a better person
and ultimately a better leader. Remember is you cannot lead
yourself, then you will never be able to lead others.