As you probably do, I subscribe to a ton of online newsletters, some better than others. Today I want to share this one with you because it hits on a subject that I've been thinking about for a while.
When you look around online, there will be people you just feel 'in your gut' are telling you the truth. How and when I got on Fred's list isn't important. What I want to share with you is what he has to say about being a 'Follower or Leader'. As a Solo Entrepreneur, you may be thinking that you're a leader, but are you really? Read this article and tell the truth -- to yourself if no one else.
Who You Emulate Is Who You Become
After attending a recent seminar I started thinking about
the various gurus that most people seem so enamored
with. I'll leave out the names, but you can fill in the blanks.
Many of these gurus are brilliant in their fields and are
clever and creative individuals. Many of them are also
very flawed human beings (like most of us). I know for
a fact that some are tremendously unhappy. Others are
extremely unethical. Still others are deceitful and
malicious to their spouses and even clients.
If you accept my premise as being true, then here is
what I believe follows. In many cases the cult of people
who follow these gurus are similar to the people in
Rush Limbaugh's brigade who call themselves "ditto
heads".
I always found it interesting that seemingly intelligent
people would like to call themselves CLONES of their
chosen "leader." BUT, I think the term is an interesting
one.
In the information marketing fields there are a lot of
the same "ditto heads" when it comes to various gurus.
The various leaders have spawned armies of individuals
who worship at their feet.
Without knowing it, many of these are FOLLOWERS. And
please note that as a FOLLOWER, as your primary mission
in life, it is very difficult to be a LEADER. Anyway, these
followers often tend to start to exhibit the same emotional
and moral traits of their leaders.
Not only have they "dittoed" their philosophies, many of
the followers have carbon copied their HERO'S moral
traits.
This is dangerous.
I don't care how brilliant a mind someone has, I would
not want to worship (and I use the term worship in the
almost religious sense) someone whose CHARACTER
was in question.
If the character of your leaders is questionable, how can
you ever be sure of anything that follows? I know I can't
be certain.
What about you?
Keep Thinking!
Fred
Fred Gleeck Productions
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Henderson, NV 89012
1-800-FGLEECK (345-3325)
Fred Gleeck
That's it for today and I leave you with this article to think about.
