Find The Voice Within

I went out to the AOL main page a while ago and the first thing I saw was a headline about the Political battle saying “Speeches Take On New Tone”.  It got me to thinking about a book I was just reading, Steven Covey’s The 8th Habit.  Steven Covey just came out with that book a couple of years ago to address something he though needed addressing in today’s world.

Now for those of you that don’t know, Steven also wrote the book The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People.  This book has been studied in Universities as well as in Corporate America and by individuals around the world.

The 7 Habits by the way are

1) Be Proactive

2) Begin With the End In Mind

3) Put First Things First

4) Think Win/Win

5) Seek First To Understand, Then to be Understood

6) Synergize

7) Sharpen the Saw

The 8th habit isn’t a habit that was missed or a habit that needs to be added because it was forgotten.  It’s about seeing and harnessing the power of a third dimension to the 7 Habits.  It’s about tying all the 7 Habits together and maximizing their effectiveness.

So the 8th Habit is to “Find Your Voice and Inspire Others to Find Theirs”.

Wow!  Find your Voice!  Find your voice within – what you want to say about yourself and do with your life.  Find that Speech from within that says, “I am Woman or I am Man and this is what I’m all about!  Take Heed, Listen Up!  I am.”

As Steven says, “Voice is unique personal significance – significance that is revealed as we face our greatest challenges and which makes us equal to them.”

What is your unique personal significance?   What have you accomplished in the past which is significant?  We’ve all experienced something.  Find out what that is inside of you.  And then shout it out.  Shout out your voice and Inspire, Motivate, and Lead others to help them find theirs.