Lead Yourself First

By: Raymond M. Kethledge, Michael S. Erwin

Narrated by: Michael Quinlan

Throughout history, leaders have used solitude as a matter of course. Eisenhower wrote memoranda to himself during World War II as a way to think through complex problems. Martin Luther King found moral courage while sitting alone at his kitchen table one night during the Montgomery bus boycott. Jane Goodall used her intuition in the jungles of Central Africa while learning how to approach chimps. Solitude is a state of mind, a space where you can focus on your own thoughts without distraction, with a power to bring mind and soul together in clear-eyed conviction. Like a great wave that saturates everything in its path, however, handheld devices and other media now leave us awash with the thoughts of others. We are losing solitude without even realizing it.

To find solitude today, a leader must make a conscious effort. This book explains why the effort is worthwhile and how to make it. Through gripping historical accounts and firsthand interviews with a wide range of contemporary leaders, Raymond Kethledge (a federal court of appeals judge) and Michael Erwin (a West Pointer and three-tour combat veteran) show how solitude can enhance clarity, spur creativity, sustain emotional balance, and generate the moral courage necessary to overcome adversity and criticism. Anyone who leads anyone - including oneself - can benefit from solitude.

With a foreword by Jim Collins (author of the best seller Good to Great), Lead Yourself First is a rallying cry to reclaim solitude - and all the benefits, both practical and sublime, that come with it.

©2017 Raymond M. Kethledge, Michael S. Erwin (P)2017 Audible, Ltd

Too many words for simple topic

Long and drawn out stories for a very simple idea. This book should be one chapter.

Good Message

Good message but I feel some of the stories are drug out more than they needed to be.

Add to your leadership library

Great examples and reminders to leaders who aspire to serve above all else. Share this book far and wide. Re read annually. I know I will.

amazing

great insight on a simple task. many great leadership examples and how they applied these

Emotional!!!

I have never read a book that made me emotional. It is very inspiring book, I will apply this in my personal and professional life.