Being a proactive person helps you become a confident Lasalllian leader because it simplifies leadership, yields better and positive results, and encourages a better environment, whether work-related or not. There's forethought and more focus on the end goal versus each problem that arises, being proactive in leadership can be less stressful for the leader and the group.
The idea of "beginning with the end in mind" highlights the need of knowing your ultimate goals and objectives before beginning any project. It involves imagining what you want to accomplish and then planning how to get there by going backwards.
We should realize that it is alright to say no if it is not an urgent matter for us to focus on our highest priorities and be able to execute the most important things.
"think win-win" is a frame of mind and heart that seeks mutual benefits. Some of us think that our self-worth is based on comparison and competition but it is not. Win-win is a belief that it is not my way nor your way, it is a better way that focus on cooperation than competition
"seek first to understand, then to be understood" is being empathically listening to others before asking to be understood.
"Synergize" is about Innovation and problem solving with those who have a different point of view. Communication is the most important skills in life because most people do not listen with the intent to understand,they listen with the intent to reply.It is better to be a good listener too
"Sharpen the saw" emphasizes if we are about to start a project we should prepare our physical, social, mental, and emotional status to bring out the best results. For us to be more effective and efficient let us take some time out and invest it in ourselves. This is necessary because nobody else is going to do it for us.
"Find your voice" is developing our mental energy into vision, physical energy into discipline,emotional energy into passion and spiritual energy into conscience,our moral sense of what is right and wrong.