Robin Sharma has a wonderful theory of “Being a leader without a title”. He encourages us all to be the best we can be in what we do, not needing a title in order to be leaders in our lives.

In one of his latest coaching videos “Hard Times Makes Great Leaders” he reminds us that by acknowledging the weak areas of our business (and personal lives) allows us to remove those weak areas and creates space for something new. Difficult times are purification times and time to build and create new things. To quote Niche “Chaos gives births to dancing stars!” check out

Sharma’s 4 steps to dealing with hard times:

Let go of old ways

Protect your thinking - don’t buy into negativity, “leaders are dealers in hope!”

Go the extra mile - when you feel you can’t anymore, do one more thing, be a merchant of “WOW”, develop a language of success!

Stay healthy - exercise, eat good food, drink lots of water.

My own take on it is: When you are in despair, look at what you have and how that can help you cope with the things you find hard. What always helps me is to look at what my strengths are, being open and honest about what I am not so good at and finding a way to achieve my goals, step by step

p.s. Our next open course for “Playing to your strengths” in on 27 May 2009. Join us, you can book on-line…