The Principle of Moments: Unique Perspectives on Leadership

By Dr. Anthony J. Perkins

This encouraging book will challenge leaders to reflect on their experiences and advance their leadership to a higher level. The Principle of Moments: Unique Perspectives on Leadership consists of experiences from thirty-five years of leadership observations, successes, and failures. From these insights, readers can glean valuable leadership lessons to refine their own leadership styles.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Dec 30, 2018
• ISBN: 9781546274100

Dr. Anthony J. Perkins

Dr. Anthony J. Perkins was born and raised in Connecticut. He presently resides in Buckeye, Arizona. Dr. Perkins has served as an educational leader for almost three decades—as a teacher, vice-principal, principal, district director, and now school district superintendent. He holds a Master’s Degree in Education with an emphasis in Diverse Learners and a Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership. In addition to his school experience, Dr. Perkins is a mentor for new school principals and teaches Educational Leadership classes (part-time) for Northern Arizona University. Dr. Perkins is the author of four additional books—Make Leadership COUNT, Leadership: Wild, Wonderful, and Perfectly in Process, The Principle of Moments, and P3 Purpose-Pride-Progress. Dr. Perkins interests include physical fitness, golf, and jazz music. However, he enjoys spending most of his time with his beautiful daughter.

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Published by AuthorHouse 12/28/2018

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This is an encouraging book that will challenge leaders

to reflect on their experiences and advance their leadership to a higher level.

Enjoy!

This book is dedicated to the

children of St. Jude.

May God be with you on your journey.

Contents

Introduction

Raising Your Level

The Listening Leader

Yet, Here I Am

Heaven Only Knows

Digging Your Scene

Hungry like the Wolf

That was Yesterday

Give Us Attention

Finding Your Calling

Get off the Phone

Party of One

Fearless Leadership

Force or Fold?

Go the Distance

The 80/20 Concept

Slow Your Machine Down

Disappointment City

Stay Sharp

Hard Work is Hard

Setting a Daily Leadership Tone

About the Author

Introduction

Leadership consists of defining moments. You can define the moments or the moments will define you. It takes years to gain leadership credibility and only a moment to lose it. Leadership is a beautiful journey, yet many leaders take for granted the audaciousness to lead. Leaders have the authority, power, and influence to produce positive change. This is truly special. As a leader, it is your charge to make the organization better than it was the day before while instilling in your teammates that they have not seen anything yet.

There are many battles in leadership, including loneliness, doubt, anxiety, negative cultures, people that do not support you, and envy. Through perseverance and with a positive mindset, you can win these battles. To achieve a positive mindset, a leader’s emotional state must be positive. This will lead to great actions and optimistic results. With a positive mindset—no matter the odds, a leader will succeed. Leaders who give up when the going gets tough do not realize how close they were to achieving their dreams, goals, and successes. Staying the course through the thick and thin, ebbs and flows, ups and downs, rejections, cant’s, and what ifs, is essential.

This book, The Principle of Moments: Unique Perspectives on Leadership, consists of experiences from thirty-five years of leadership observations, successes, and failures. From these insights, readers can glean valuable leadership lessons to refine their own leadership styles.

RAISING YOUR LEVEL

Leaders, you are in leadership