If you're on a journey of personal or professional growth—or even if things are going great and you want to sustain that momentum—there are three key areas that can help you lift your game. These three core character strengths will not only shape you as a leader but also enhance the way you show up for your whānau, your team, and your wider community.
1. Deep Integrity – Living in Alignment with Your Values
Integrity isn't just about doing what you say you'll do—it’s about acting in alignment with what truly matters to you. Deep integrity means taking time to reflect on your core values and making sure your actions are congruent with them.
One way to explore this is by zooming out and imagining the legacy you want to leave behind. What do you want the people who matter most to say about you at the end of your life? Another approach is to assess key areas of your life—your work, relationships, and personal growth—and ask yourself: Am I living in alignment with what I truly want?
Integrity isn’t always the easiest path, but it’s the foundation of trust, credibility, and long-term success.
2. Courage – Stepping Into Discomfort
Dr. Thomas Stanley once said that courage can be developed, but only in environments that include some level of risk, difficulty, or uncertainty.
Where in your life are you avoiding hard conversations? Are there decisions you’ve been putting off because they feel too uncomfortable?
Courage isn't about the absence of fear—it’s about taking action despite it. The good news is that courage grows when you practice it. Every time you lean into a difficult conversation, admit you don’t have all the answers, or surround yourself with people who challenge you to grow, you strengthen this core trait.
3. Humility – It’s Not About You
Ego can be a major roadblock to growth. When things are going well, it’s easy to make it about us—our success, our influence, our achievements. But true leadership is about something bigger than ourselves.
Jim Collins, in Good to Great, talks about Level 5 Leaders—those who build organisations that thrive long after they’re gone. Why? Because they develop teams and environments where others can succeed, not just themselves.
Humility isn’t about thinking less of yourself—it’s about thinking beyond yourself. When we shift our focus from personal recognition to collective success, we create something truly sustainable.
Take the Next Step
Growth isn’t about mastering everything at once. It’s about taking small, intentional steps towards becoming a better version of yourself.
Reflect: What’s one area—integrity, courage, or humility—that you could work on today?
Act: What’s one small action you can take to strengthen that trait?
Kia kaha, keep growing, and keep leading with intention.
𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵, 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
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