Climbing the Mountain Is About Believing It’s Possible

My View

You hear it. No one else does. Yet it’s there and plays a significant role in how we succeed.

It’s self-talk, and it’s a critical component of being an effective leader.

When we talk about leadership qualities, most of the conversation tends to be about what an effective leader does. Leadership is certainly about doing good stuff, important stuff and difficult stuff, but at the heart of every decision and action is having the right inner voice. Leaders who have it propel themselves through a solution-seeking lens of optimism and hope, leading us through the difficult times.

There’s a June 2021 article on self-talk by Shonna Waters, “The Power of Positive Self Talk (and How You Can Use It)” on the BetterUp website where she discusses this particular strength. I’ve borrowed and adapted some of her ideas.