From my school of thought and message on distinction, I’ve combined two separate entities; leadership and entrepreneurship and from this, I teach, equip and inspire people that to become an entrepreneur or leader of distinction, you don’t need millions of pounds or dollars in the bank or have hundreds of staff working for you, my definition of entrepreneurship and leadership is simply about serving others with your gift, constantly leading with excellence, being a source of inspiration and standing out as a pioneer and change agent.
Who is an entrepreneur?
An entrepreneur is a leader of excellence, trailblazer and pioneer who constantly brings change to their generation. ~ Onyi Anyado.
What is leadership?
Leadership is bringing people into new realms of excellence and challenging them to become distinguished in their chosen field. ~ Onyi Anyado.
In 2012, seeing a void in teaching regarding visionary leadership, I gave birth to the following definition; A visionary is a leader of excellence who sees what others do not see, who achieves for now and plans for the future, who positively impacts different generations and raises up other visionaries. ~ Onyi Anyado.
Once again, from my school of thought and message on distinction, I will show you how you can become a visionary leader too.
- Lead with excellence.
To become a visionary leader, everything about you, your business, work, online and offline presence has to fly the flag of excellence. With the explosion of social media in the last three years, you have to realise people are automatically following you and as a visionary leader, it is vital people are led into the zone called excellence rather than the zone called mediocrity. Do you know, as you read my article, somebody is following you? You might say you only have one person following you on LinkedIn but visionary leadership isn’t about numbers, rather, visionary leadership is about being a beacon of excellence which in turn brings light and direction to all those around you.
When you become a visionary leader, people will regularly inspect, expect & respect your distinction. ~ Onyi Anyado.
- What do you see?
To become a visionary leader, it is critical you see what other don’t see. If you are a student, entrepreneur, leader or employee, what are the opportunities and possibilities you see today that can bring you to the next level you desire and really in turn, make you a reference point of excellence. When I deliver talks, I speak on creativity and show my audience that creativity rather than currency makes the world go round. If you take time today and write a list of people who inspire you, I bet many if not all have given birth to products, services, thought leadership and innovation that actually shapes your everyday life. Richard Branson, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs are some people who saw what no one else saw and in turn gave birth to creative ideas that caused them to become visionary leaders and people of distinction.
Creativity is the new currency, so, are you credited with new thoughts or overdrawn in old thinking? ~ Onyi Anyado.
- Sow today, reap tomorrow
To become a visionary leader, you have to work with the future in mind which has actually started today. On writing this LinkedIn article, I have self-published two books but have actually written 10. Why? My future has started already and in the next 15 years, I will be so busy that writing a book will not be top of my agenda. To be fair, 10 books is just the start. So, what vision will you write, work and win with that can distinguish you in say 10 years time? For example, if you are a teacher, you can so influence, inspire and instruct your pupils that in 10 years time, because of your visionary leadership and seeds sown, they will come back to you with a harvest of success, milestones and achievements and refer to you as the source of inspiration that made a difference in their lives.
To become a visionary leader, your thought leadership has to come from the future. ~ Onyi Anyado.
- Making positive impact, distinction style
To become a visionary leader, your business, work, thought leadership, product, service in fact, your life has to constantly impact those around you. I teach the global village is now local so your impact, because of the explosion of social media has to be felt in countries you may never visit. My second book from my distinction legacy, titled; The Doorway to Distinction: 200 Quotes To Inspire You To Reach New Levels Of Excellence has my own quotes and teaching that people young enough to be my children, people in my age group and people old enough to be my parents are being taught, equipped and challenged how and why they should become distinguished in their chosen field. In the next seven days on and offline, you will meet people of different ages, so, what impact will you make in their lives?
Leadership isn’t about age but rather, leadership is about influence, impact & inspiration. ~ Onyi Anyado.
- Raise people to distinction
Finally, to become a visionary leader, you have to raise people to become people of distinction. How can you raise people? You can raise people with your passion, purpose and prosperity. I’ve found out my passion for people development makes even the most stubborn and stagnant rise up and write visions with excellence in hand. Passion is a drug that once injected to others causes a domino effect which in turn makes people diligent, dedicated and determined to become distinguished in their chosen field. Your purpose which is connected to your vision, gifts, passion and talents, once nurtured and grown, can cause a movement which is local, global and in fact generational. Your prosperity which is money and your rich ideas once invested correctly can over a period of time, yield results that not only prosper you but those around you, locally and globally.
It’s never to late to become a visionary leader in fact, now is the time to become one but who is a visionary leader? Simply put, A visionary is a leader of excellence who sees what others do not see, who achieves for now and plans for the future, who positively impacts different generations and raises up other visionaries. ~ Onyi Anyado.
You can read my new exclusive interview titled; How to become an African entrepreneur of distinction using: http://mynaijanaira.com/interview-onyi-anyado-how-to-become-an-african-entrepreneur-of-distinction/
I’ve called 2015; The Year of Double Distinction so, here’s to your continued success, distinction style.
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