This week as I have been talking with several successful leaders I have noticed a quality in each of them that was held in common, even though they did not know each other.
I puzzled to find the word that would capture what I observed.
What I felt when I was with them.
And then the word crystalized in my mind:
Resolve
That’s it. Resolve. It's a close cousin of determination. But determination has too much wiggle-room in it. It’s a good word. Just not good enough.
The right word is resolve. Only in all-caps: R-E-S-O-L-V-E
Some of the leaders I was with were quiet. Some were gregarious. Some reflective. And some verbal-processors. But they all had one thing in common.
Resolve. Firmness of purpose, freedom from wavering or indecision, resolute… steadfast.
I saw it. I felt it. I knew it was real when I encountered the resolve in each leader.
That’s what I observed this week. Resolve.