Reliable: A Leadership Life Pursuit...

If you were asked about some of the greatest “Leaders” you have ever experienced in your lifetime so far, what is the most important “adjective” you shall use to describe them?

At an early age, perhaps they were teachers or coaches in your schools or sports teams  growing up.  They were always on-time and reinforcing several key attributes in life such as hard work, telling the truth or following the rules.

As you were just gaining experience in the work force in your mid-twenties, maybe you found bosses who focused on other key adjectives.

What about you?  Have you been described as reliable:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reliable

re· li· able ri-ˈlī-ə-bəl

Synonyms of reliable

1: suitable or fit to be relied on : DEPENDABLE.

2: giving the same result on successive trials

Moving through your mid-life as you gained more experience at work or in the armed forces, or/and maybe you got married and had kids…were you someone that close people could rely on?

Being reliable in our personal life and our career is vital, if you are ever going to become a sought after leader and a true professional.

• Do you ever find yourself running late for scheduled appointments or missing meetings or events all together?
• Do you make excuses for your own mistakes or losing important items?
• Do you have trouble getting along with other people and losing their trust?

Learning to become “Reliable” is perhaps one of the greatest leadership traits you can achieve in your life.

Think about it.

Do you make it onto the front page of “Sports Illustrated” for being unreliable?

Do you have trusted relationships with others on your team who you put your life in their hands from time to time?

Becoming a real leader in your life is not without making mistakes and disappointing others due to extra ordinary circumstances along the way.

"It has all to do with your consistency, your loyalty, your trustworthiness, your faith, your honesty, your devotion and your continuous solid character."

Maybe most of all, becoming reliable is being so capable of being trusted…