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Use What You Have A short thought on resourceful leadership by Jonathan Michael Bowman © 2013 Clear Picture Leadership® All rights reserved. www.ClearPictureLeadership.com A crazed man started banging on the front door.

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Use What You Have A short thought on resourceful leadership

by Jonathan Michael Bowman

© 2013 Clear Picture Leadership® All rights reserved. www.ClearPictureLeadership.com

A crazed man started banging on the front door.

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Use What You Have A short thought on resourceful leadership

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BAM!BAM!

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He hollered a garbled message.

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It sounded as if

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he was demanding to speak with someone in the apartment  

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(or who he thought was in the apartment). 

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 “I want Joe!” he demanded.

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The door pulsated with each strike.

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BAM!

BAM!

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The door seemed like it was about to come off its hinges.

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This man was serious and showed no signs of relenting.

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I looked through the peephole and saw a tall, unkempt character.

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His clothes had obviously never been acquainted with laundry detergent.

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You could almost smell the stench just by looking at him.

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His eyes were bloodshot

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and he was having a bad hair day.

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He continued his assault on the door

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followed by another garbled message.

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I was concerned.

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We lived in public housing projects at the time

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and it was a dangerous place.

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I was home with my mom and one of my sisters.

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My brother was away at school; my dad out working.

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I knew if the disturbed guy broke through the door,

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it would mean trouble.

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After all, he towered over me.

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Then it dawned on me to use my voice.

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Growing up, I loved doing voice impressions.

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My family got tired of hearing my impersonation of prominent Americans

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like President Ronald Reagan and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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as well as fictitious characters like Darth Vader or Porky Pig.

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But this time my impersonations came in handy. 

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As if I was an Academy Award-winning movie star,

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I got into character preparing to bellow a huge, powerful voice of

a giant’s giant.

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I struck the door back at him,

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POW!

BAM!

BOOM!

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Then roared as I struck:

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“Get”

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BAM!

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“away”

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BOOM!

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“from”

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POW!

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“the”

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BANG!

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“door”

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BAM!

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Instantaneously, the deranged giant

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turned into a tiny lamb.

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His head dropped as his shoulders shrunk.

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“OK man,” he squealed. “OK.”

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He slowly backed up and left the apartment building.

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My mom and sister laughed.

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I was relieved.

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I did not have much.

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I did not have my brother or dad to back me up,

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a weapon or martial arts training.

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But I used what I had

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– a silly voice impression of a fictitious person –

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to accomplish my goal of protecting my family.

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In these tough times, leaders don’t have much.

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They don’t have many employees.

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They don’t have lots of equipment.

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They have neither lots of time nor money.

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Yet, leaders should learn to use what they have

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to get the job done.

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Focus on what you do have

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as opposed to what you do not have.

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Learn to capitalize on the few resources at your disposal

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better than anybody ever has.

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And, above all, remember that your employees are your

greatest asset.

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As you discover how to tap into their brilliance,

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you will realize  

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that you actually have

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more than you ever did before. 

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Jonathan Michael Bowman is an attorney and keynote leadership speaker. As President & CEO of Clear Picture Leadership®, he educates and inspires leaders to achieve a bold vision despite the obstacles. He is also a fine art photographer and uses his images during his presentations as a graphic metaphor to illustrate key points. Reach out and contact Jonathan today.

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