Module 9 Day 3 - Wednesday, April 4

Module 9 continues and is due Friday. 
If you did not complete the mid-semester survey, please do so today - it is linked in yesterday's announcement.

Important Dates:

• Module 9 Obstacles in Leadership Due April 6
• Progress Report April 12
• Module 10 Disciplined Leadership Due April 13
• Module 11 Visionary Leadership Due April 20
• Progress Report April 26
• Module 12 Committing to Lead Due April 27

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Being a leader is very demanding. When you have (or feel like you have) the largest part of the responsibility, you can have trouble motivating yourself as well as others.  One way to push through internal obstacles is to look at how others have done so. How do you push through when you see things differently? Check out a few examples of individuals who became leaders by pushing through their obstacles:

• It is interesting that failure actually led Vincent Van Gogh to be an artist. He tried being a teacher, a minister, and an art dealer before he began painting. Check out more little-known facts about Van Gogh at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/29/vincent-van-gogh-trivia_n_6181630.html.  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 
• Walt Disney suffered financial setbacks before he found success. He lost millions of dollars trying to create his empire. But it was the internal obstacles that were the most difficult to handle - suffered from depression and fits of rage. If only we saw our hero's failures each time we saw the successes, we would see our own failures as growth.
• Albert Einstein experienced the obstacle of self-doubt. In elementary school, he was not a great student because he did not fit the standards for academic success during his time.  He did not like to memorize things and had issues with language mechanics. Both teachers and students called him names and characterized him as "slow." After years of being treated poorly, he found his calling when he came across an Algebra book. The rest is history...and a great example of a leader overcoming an internal obstacle. 

Today's Assignments:

• Module 9 Lesson 2 Notes/CYK
• Module 9 Lesson 2 Practice Activity

Module 9 Lesson 2 Notes/CYK
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Module 9 Lesson 2 Practice Activity 
As you did for your Lesson 1 Practice Activity, refer back to the notes before writing your reflection.  How can you use the information about fear of failure, anxiety, stress, etc. to show you understand the notes?  Discussing an internal obstacle can be more difficult than discussing an external one - remember that only I will see your post.

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