Living Life Better By Being Inspired

Living Life Better By Being Inspired

A survey conducted by Performance Inspired, Inc., a media, research, and consulting firm in Atlanta revealed that 25 organizations topped the list of most inspiring companies. It is apparent that these companies have followed certain principles of inspiration and motivation to make people consider them as most inspiring organizations.

If you wish to use inspiration to develop your business, you should develop a unique style of leadership. It is true that all of us possess special blend of tendencies and preferences in leadership, with individual talents, strengths, personality traits, and gifts. However, to succeed as a leader, you should have the outgoing, vibrant personality of a manager who could motivate and inspire others.

The third step in inspiration is vision, which is the ability to identify and communicate the difference between 'what is' and 'what could be'. Leaders should be able to present complete vision for the individuals in the organization and for the entire organization itself. The fourth factor is credibility, which has five dimensions. They are emotional mastery, ethical practices, healthy relationships, intellectual growth, and courageous behavior.

Progress is the fifth factor in inspiration, which is the understanding of sequential growth pathway from 'what is' to 'what could be'. The sixth step is termed as storytelling, which is the ability of the leader to connect with all those related to the business at emotional levels and communicating with them through inspiring metaphors, symbols, parables, allegory, and even music.

Marxism has not accepted inspiration as a direct activity or output but it agrees that an inspired artist is attuned for receiving signals from external crises. In spite of these various types of views, whether they are mystical or empiricist, it is generally accepted that inspiration is beyond control by its peculiar nature and occurs instantly.