I then went through and pulled out the pieces of advice I found thought provoking. These are some of them:
The rarest thing in the world is to come out as a truly mature man.
Courage is not the absence of fear. In fact absence of fear is not to care about consequences. Fear is the day to day facing of ones frailties.
Pretend to be brave and very soon you become brave.
Control, self control, is the mastery of self. Taking measured steps. Self Discipline, and the ability to remain calm. Don’t hurry; think analyze, then act.
His view is that leaders must know when to be seen leading from the front. Sometimes admitting you were wrong when no one else knew you were wrong is the right thing to do.
Leadership at its most basic is making sure people are heading in the right direction-usually by changing their direction or their thinking.
Ubuntu, the ideal that people are empowered by other people, that we become our best selves through unselfish interaction with others.
The greater wisdom of the group compared to the individual, always achieves better results.
Look the part. To be a true leader you have to first look like one. Wear the right clothes be meticulous with what you wear. Stand up straight and command with your presence.
You only have one chance to make a first impression.
One cannot be completely open about ones emotions. Yes, emotions may be authentic and this a modern virtue but one can be authentic without fully showing all emotions.
Have a core principal; Every one has equal rights, regardless of race, class or gender. Pretty much everything else is a tactic. Be prepared to change and adapt as long as it is heading towards that principal.
Seeing the good in people will encourage the good to come out in people.
He assumes other people have integrity and honour and because of this it attracts people with integrity and honour. It can however lead to being taken for granted or a ride.
Know your enemy. Research thoroughly your closest rivals and keep them close to you.
A young man could not decide who he should marry so travelled the world and on return to his village saw the girl; who had grown up in the next hut. “That will be my wife.”
Did he know this because he matured and realised because of his travels that this was the right women for him? Or was he stupid and naïve not to see the beauty living right beside him? Both thing are correct. In life their can often be two truths that seem somewhat opposing but it doesn’t mean they are not both correct or achieve a similar end. Cultivate a custom to think of both or even several sides to a problem. Often leaders think they have to be strong and say yes or no when “Maybe” is the correct answer.
Think long term. Have a long term vision and continue to aim for it.
Find your own garden a place that brings peace to your soul. (He was given a place for a garden while in prison) For me this is the beach.
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