The Achiever Traits lay the foundation to lead yourself to anything you want to achieve. Before you can lead others to their best, you need to be able to be your best.

Ask Yourself Questions

Expand Your Perspective

Make a Plan

Act Effectively

Go the Distance

Be Innovative

Utilize Power of Thought

Generate Enthusiasm

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  Ask Yourself Questions

  Key Concept: By becoming a master of the question, you stay connected to yourself and to what you want to achieve.

  
  

  Key Actions:

  1. Understand the Power of the Question
  2. Know What to Ask Yourself When
  3. Be Honest with Your Answers
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  Expand Your Perspective

  Key Concept: By looking at circumstances differently, you access new realms of possibility for yourself.

  
  

  Key Actions:

  1. Notice What You Notice
  2. Be Open to See Things Differently
  3. Gain Insight by Increasing Perspective
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  Make a Plan

  Key Concept: By laying the foundation for focused action, you create a clear path to take you to your desired win.

  
  

  Key Actions:

  1. Identify Your Win
  2. See Where You Are Now
  3. Identify What Needs to Be Done
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  Act Effectively

  Key Concept: By aligning your day-to-day actions with your objectives, you ensure that what you are doing will keep you on track.

  
  

  Key Actions:

  1. Just Get Started
  2. Evaluate Your Actions
  3. Make Effective Decisions
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  Go the Distance

  Key Concept: On the way to achieve your desired win, you must be willing to persist through tough times and periods of hard work.

  
  

  Key Actions:

  1. Never Give Up
  2. Pay Attention to the Details
  3. Enjoy the Journey
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  Be Innovative

  Key Concept: By challenging yourself to tap into new ideas, you find unique solutions to move forward.

  
  

  Key Actions:

  1. Tap Into Your Experience
  2. Generate New Ideas
  3. Have the Courage to Take Risks
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  Utilize Power of Thought

  Key Concept: By mastering your thoughts, you have a much greater chance of accessing your full potential.

  
  

  Key Actions:

  1. Know What is Running Through Your Head
  2. Understand How Your Thoughts Shape Your Beliefs
  3. Use Your Thoughts to Drive Your Actions
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  Generate Enthusiasm

  Key Concept: Since you are rarely win anything alone, by sharing your passion and excitement you invite others to be a part of the journey.

  
  

  Key Actions:

  1. Understand That Your Attitude Sets the Tone
  2. Create a Positive Ripple Effect
  3. Build a Support Team

The Leader Traits lay the foundation for you to lead others to be their best. They create the environment to help other people excel.

Be Aware

Have Purpose

Create Synergy

Show Conviction

Communicate Effectively

Exemplify Excellence

Embrace Contradictions

Continually Evolve

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  Be Aware

  Key Concept: The greater your awareness, the greater your capacity to act effectively as a leader.

  
  

  Key Actions:

  1. Awareness Starts With You
  2. Pay Attention to Others
  3. Influence What is Happening Around You
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  Have Purpose

  Key Concept: By capturing people’s imagination with clear objectives and roles, you inspire everyone to do their part in making it happen.

  
  

  Key Actions:

  1. Set a Compelling Vision
  2. Bring the Vision to Life
  3. Keep Everyone on Track
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  Create Synergy

  Key Concept: By bringing together the right people, an inexplicable energy is created that produces outstanding results much greater than any one individual’s contribution.

  
  

  Key Actions:

  1. Get the Right People in the Right Roles
  2. Guide Your Team to High Performance
  3. Keep the Team Performing at Its Best
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  Show Conviction

  Key Concept: By believing completely in what you are doing, it enables you and those you lead to achieve outstanding results.

  
  

  Key Actions:

  1. Be Passionate About What You Are Doing
  2. Get Through the Tough Times
  3. Strengthen Confidence in Others
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  Communicate Effectively

  Key Concept: By creating an environment where direction is clear and opinions are freely shared, people are engaged and feel part of the process.

  
  

  Key Actions:

  1. Pay Attention to What, When, and How You Communicate
  2. Notice the Reaction and Actions of Others
  3. Keep Communication Flowing
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  Exemplify Excellence

  Key Concept: By using the power of your example, you inspire excellence in others.

  
  

  Key Actions:

  1. Take an Honest Look in the Mirror
  2. Be an Excellent Example
  3. Shine the Light on Others
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  Embrace Contradictions

  Key Concept: By being open to various possibilities in any given situation, you find what works even if that appears to contradict what you have done before.

  
  

  Key Actions:

  1. Accept the Nature of Paradox
  2. Master the Art and Science of Leadership
  3. Respect Core Values and Provide Rationale
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  Continually Evolve

  Key Concept: By creating a dynamic environment where the bar is constantly being raised, excellence is fostered and outstanding results happen.

  
  

  Key Actions:

  1. Build Momentum
  2. Have High Expectations
  3. Encourage a Culture of Improvement

The Legacy Traits ensure that what you are doing will have a positive impact long into the future. Great to achiever and lead, but what kind of impact are you leaving?

Embody Values

Challenge Convention

Influence Wisely

Have Humility

Show Goodwill

Celebrate Humanity

Live Now

Make Possible

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  Embody Values

  Key Concept: Your values act as a compass that guides your decision making and shows people who you are.

  
  

  Key Learning:

  1. Know Your Values
  2. Let Your Values Drive Your Actions
  3. Keep Yourself in Check
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  Challenge Convention

  Key Concept: Having the courage to challenge the status quo often leads to breakthroughs for yourself and others.

  
  

  Key Learning:

  1. Know the Status Quo
  2. Question When Necessary
  3. Find a New Way When Required
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  Influence Wisely

  Key Concept: Recognize the impact you have with your life by sharing your wisdom, experience, and knowledge with others.

  
  

  Key Learning:

  1. Embrace Who You Are
  2. Be Willing to Share
  3. Find the Best Way to Influence
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  Have Humility

  Key Concept: When you acknowledge contributions, admit mistakes freely, and shine the light on others, everyone wins.

  
  

  Key Learning:

  1. Monitor Your Ego
  2. Check In With Yourself
  3. Champion Others
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  Show Goodwill

  Key Concept: The way you respond, react, or simply are in situations can have an enormous impact on those around you.

  
  

  Key Learning:

  1. Give People the Benefit of the Doubt
  2. Be Kind
  3. Notice How You Impact Others
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  Celebrate Humanity

  Key Concept: It is important to remember that we share common ground as human beings and, at the same time, we are all different and unique.

  
  

  Key Learning:

  1. Acknowledge Diversity
  2. Respect Differences
  3. Connect With Others
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  Live Now

  Key Concept: Accept where you are – whatever it looks like and however it feels; this moment is exactly as it should be.

  
  

  Key Learning:

  1. Embrace the Moment
  2. Maximize Your Thinking
  3. Make It Count
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  Make Possible

  Key Concept: When we embody the “why not?” attitude for ourselves and for others, we find a way forward, no matter what.

  
  

  Key Learning:

  1. Say Yes to Possibility
  2. Wake Up to Potential
  3. Find Ways Forward