This is the 4th of 16 weekly installments on The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership.  Every Thursday, I will break down the 5 Pillars and show you how becoming and influential leader will not only improve your job skills but your personal life as well.

The 5 Pillars is a project that I have been working on for almost two years and am looking forward to officially launching “The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership” Coaching program on May 23th.

Why the 5 Pillars?  I have spent more than 30 years in the business world and although it has been primarily in the Construction world, the 5 Pillars philosophy works across all industries.  In fact, while developing this program I realized that it can have a significant impact on your personal life as well.

I will break down each Pillar into three sections, personal, business and community. Any growth or improvement needs to start within, with the end goal of influencing the community you live in.  In this post we will take a look at COMMUNITY AWARENESS.

We need to know where we are at, what we have done that brought us here and most importantly, where we want to be.

PERSPECTIVE

You have all heard the expression “a narrow perspective” that describes someone who only views something in a limited way.  When we broaden our perspective to include all that is going on around us, we increase the potential for many of the opportunities that pass us by every day.

PROCESS

Some people are always looking for shortcuts.  Anything to save time or money.  Now there is nothing wrong with doing things more efficiently, but leaving parts of the process completely out will lead to disaster.  Identifying, understanding and following the process needed for any desired outcome is the ONLY way to succeed.

STORY

You have a story.  Your business has a story.  Your community has a story.  All those stories have been instrumental in where you currently are, both in body and mind.  Do you spend enough time thinking about the next chapter?  No matter what happened yesterday and no matter what happens today, tomorrow always brings a clean sheet of paper.

TRUTH

What is the truth?  Got you thinking, don’t I?  You can always do what you think is right but have you considered what the perceived truth is by those around you?  The truth is that you better be aware of how fast lack of truth will result in lack of trust.  Grandma always said you will never forget your story when you tell the truth.  Neither will your clients and customers!

BRAND

Personal brand and business brand – how much do they matter?  If you think of it like a label on a can to tell you who made it, it might not be that significant.  If you think of it like a representation of who you really are or what your business really represents, the meaning gets a lot more meaningful.

The 5 Pillars coaching program will take each topic to a much deeper level.  We will explore open ended questions and how they are directly impacting your life and more specifically in this segment, will allow you to increase your level of awareness as it relates to your community.  Community awareness and the awareness you have of your community will be instrumental in a successful life or business.

In the mean time, start asking the type of questions that will result in better answers. When you ask “How can I”  you get an answer that will move the needle.  “How can I be part of the solution in raising the level of awareness in my community”  Answer that question, act on it, and you will succeed.

RELATED:

• Click here to see Part 1 of The 5 Pillars Of Influential Leadership
• Click here to see Part 2 of The 5 Pillars Of Influential Leadership
• Click here to see Part 3 of The 5 Pillars Of Influential Leadership
• For more on The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership and to view my video click here
• To view my guest post in the 2013 International Leadership Blogathon click here

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Barry Smith   www.buildingwhatmatters.com      4/25/13            photo by author