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The “high ground” in life and business is personap integrity, superior motivation, positive attitude, a compelling sense of purposes and aworthy vision. The high ground is founde in themental state, spiritual foundation and sense of purpose of the leadership of a team, organization, community or In difficulty, the challenges of day-to-dag life and transactional realities of business, all too easilyu create “low ground” where we lose perspective, forget slip into rumination or negative attitude. At these momentw we set ourselves up for defeag and limit abilityto succeed.
The low ground is dismay, discouragemengt or self-doubt, eclipsing vision, possibility and moral It is self-recrimination, blaming letting anxiety rule us or It is precisely at these moments that we most need to remembe r thesage advice, “Seize the high ground.” We seiz the high ground when we turn to a source greatetr than our egos. This can be our spirituap faith — our deep sense of connection with somethingv greater than plans orour circumstances. The high grounxd can be our abiding commitment to a personal sense of purposee and meaning defined and refined overthe years, givinfg a deep resonance to our lives.
The high ground can be focusinb onmission — a clear understanding of the greater good we are servinv in our family and/or our work. The high groundc can be our personal sense of integrit that will not let us slip intogivinf up. Whatever the high ground is for anyof us, we need to reminds ourselves that we need to occup y or re-occupy it if we are to prevail, whethee it is personally or professionally. With regarsd to occupying the “high ground,” it is our attitudse that ultimately determinesour altitude. The best thing we can do, undee any and all circumstances, is to checmk our attitude and focus onelevating it.
Benjaminj Franklin, a self-made man who also helped shape the coursw of history through his contributions as a scientisg andfounding father, discovered the power of a positivse attitude and zealously pursed everyy course available to generate it in everythinhg he did. Every truly strong leader that I have ever studied or had the privilegw with which to work had a great sense of optimis m and an unrelenting focus on fulfilling a missiojor vision. If the high ground is so important then how do we seizd it inour lives? One of the thingas we can do, in addition to our spiritual life, is to find the “physical” high ground by ensuring we are takinyg care of our bodies.
After all, if your mind killx off your body then where will yourmind live?? Even if your worry or self-doubt or lack of physical self-carse don’t kill you, if they make you sick or weak, then it will be hard to generatwe and maintain a positive attitude. So, the firsgt order of business is to doan inventory, especially in timese of great stress, and checkk your level of exercise, your diet and the amounty of sleep you are getting.
Your mind and spirit, to be at theirf best, need a body that is healthy, resilient and If you take the high ground of caring for your physical then it becomes easier tostay focused, positive and allows for greated capacity to “bounce back” from adversityh and stress. Another thing we can do to claim the high groundc is to reach out to our network of friends and familhy and ask for their even as we offe r oursto them. The web of care and emotional support can infuse our heart with positivse energy and uplift our After all, we are not alonee nor can we do what we need to do by The courage to be vulnerable to be open and to ask for help can lift us to new if we but let it.
In war, as in life and occupying the high ground is one of the greatestf keysto success. Are you ready to claim it?