Leaders are and should be determined to create a distinction. Leaders are truly and completely focused on producing and seeing a differencea distinction in people they lead, a difference in their project, a variation in their market, a difference in themselves, etc.

An individual said, "If you keep doing what you're doing, you'll keep obtaining what you've got." That's why leaders carry such a relentless, full-throttle, passionate determination to get out with the ruts and to produce a distinction. Once again, I want to remind you that the almighty dollar can't be the object of the true leader's passion.

Whenever you make a profitable, prosperous difference in existence, you're sowing a seed. There is a universal, unalterable law that whatever you sow, you'll reap. So, in case you focus on generating a variation in everyday living, in people close to you, inside your environment, then you'll reap that inside your own life and component of what you reap is financial reward. But, should you focus on just "getting," then you'll reap that in people close to you; they will also be trying to "get" from you.

F.A.I.T.H. Whenever I see the word faith, I think "Find Answers In The Heart." Proverbs 4:23 says Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life. You see, down in the heart is the key to the mystery of the life. It requires a super-determination to seek that out in those you lead and in yourself. A large part of determination is excavating the heart.

Determination - Life's Rudder. I like to sail on open waters. I've owned sailing vessels, and one with the things I've learned is that a rudder is absolutely essential to sailing. The rudder may be the broad, flat sheet of wood or metal that is hinged vertically on the stern of the boat. Most with the rudder is below the water. By turning it, you control the direction from the boat. Without having a rudder, a sailing vessel will literally spin around in circles. With no determination, a everyday living will literally spin in circles. As soon as storms hit you (and they'll hit you!), your everyday living boat will be taken by the waves as well as the wind. Without a rudder, you can end up hitting the shoals of life and breaking apart. Never underestimate the power of determination!