The Seven Responsibilities of Leadership
How the Best Leaders Lead by Brian Tracy

Leadership requires character. Leadership is more about who you are than what you do.

1. Set and achieve business goals
   
2. Innovate and market
   
3. Solve problems and make decisions
   
4. Set priorities and focus on key tasks
   
5. Be a role model to others
   
6. Persuade, Inspire, and Motivate others to follow you
   
7. Perform and get results 
   

Ten Fundamental Truths about Leadership

1. You make a difference:
   Before you can lead, you must believe you can have a positive impact on others. You must believe in yourself.
   
2. Credibility is the foundation of leadership: Others have to believe in you too.
   
3. Values drive commitment:
   People want to know what you stand for and believe in.
   
4. Focusing on the future sets leaders apart:
   You have to imagine and articulate exciting future possibilities.
   
5. You can’t do it alone: Leadership is a team sport.
   
6. Trust rules:
   The level of trust others have in you will determine the amount of influence you have.
   
7. Challenge is the crucible for greatness:
   The kind of leaders people want to follow are those that involve and change. Change requires you to know yourself and challenge yourself.
   
8. You either lead by example or you don’t lead at all:
   You have to be a role model. You must first do what you want others to do.
   
9. The best leaders are the best learners:
   Leaders are constantly learning and improving. This requires attention, practice and feedback, along with good coaching. Also, the willingness to ask for support.
   
10. Leadership is an affair of the heart: Leaders make others feel important. 
    

How Successful People Stay Successful

Part I: Meaning

1. You must first love what you do. Making success last takes a level of tenacity
   and passion only love can sustain.
   
2. You have to have the goodhearted stubbornness to stretch for your full
   potential and sure the inevitable slings and arrows that await you on your
   journey.
   
3. Integrity provides meaning not just work but personal lives.
   “What helps successful people stay successful is their stubbornness about sticking with their own journey based on their own values.”
   

Part II: Extreme Makeovers Start in Your Head

1. Believe in yourself.
   
2. Trust your passion.
   
3. Keep a positive attitude regardless of the situation.
   You have to move beyond your emotions to constructive actions.
   
4. Remain persistent and learn from your mistakes.
   

Part III: Turning Passion into Actions

1. Only a prepared mind and open heart prevail.
   
2. Plans and goals are essential.
   
3. Your behavior has to match your words.
   
4. Start with the end in mind.
   
5. Take responsibility.
   

Successful people go through the day by day practice of aligning their meaning, thoughts, and actions in their life and work.