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Leadership Poem
Leadership Poem - Tools for Leadership A leadership poem is a truly powerful tool.
Dr. King once said that power is the ability to achieve purpose. Therefore the poet has a huge responsibility when it comes to the choice of the words she uses. Everyone has in them the ability to be a poet since all of us are born with the ability to be truthful. The role of the poet is to be honest and to make others think inward. As a result, there is not much difference between a poet and a leader since both demand truth and action. We have compiled an online leadership poem collection, with the purpose of providing our readers with thoughtful tools and lessons that promote positive change.
The duty of a leadership poem is to say how it really is and/or how it ought to be. In the wise words of Armando Martinez, "a poet must always be willing to speak up because a word or a line can save a life." It would certainly be interesting to know how many inspiring poems have halted a suicide attempt, rescued a failing relationship, provided the necessary push for a person to take action, take ownership, take control of his or her own life. The results, no doubt, would be truly amazing. One can only agree that when the skillful poet tells the truth, he speaks the words that we recognize as our own.  The following is a collection of leadership poems that we believe offer insightful lessons on life and the art of leadership. Enjoy.
The Leadership Poem Collection
Supposin’ that th’ fish don’t bite, What’s th’ use o’ yer retreatin’ An’ sneakin’ ‘round by th’ back way, Jest appearin’ ‘s’tho yew’re beaten? ‘Taint no use o’ givin’ up An’ be content with jest o’ wishin.’ Come now! Throw in yer hook agin; Mebby some old speckled beauty ‘S a waitin’ in that shady hole Fer yew t’ dew yer solemn dewty. Come now! Throw in yer hook agin An’ grin ‘n’ jest keep on a fishin’. Th’ wind don’t seem t’ be a blowin’ From th’ right quarter; so yew see Yer ketch aint hardly worth th’ crowin’ Over when yew git it home, An’ yew humps right down ‘n’ goes t’ wishin’. But what’s th’ use? Brace up, old man An’ put away yer dumps ‘n’ sorrow; If yew aint got no bites t’ day, Jest try agin ‘n’ try t’morrow. Try agin, yer luck’ll turn; Jest grin ‘n’ keep right on a fishin’. Yer legs ‘er short ‘n’ feet a draggin’; Yer back’s a achin’, ‘n’ all yew’ve ketched Aint worth the while o’ any braggin’; Yew’re out o’ wind; but ‘taint no use In settin’ down ‘n’ jest o’ wishin’. Ther’s lots o’ things yew might wish fer Thet other folks around are gittin’. Jest throw yer hook right in agin, An’ grin ‘n’ jest keep on a fishin’. Well, what o’ that? Yew aint a cryin’ Because he found that dandy hole ‘Fore yew was up, ‘n’ kept a tryin’? Don’t do no good t’ git up late An’ poke around a jest a wishin’. Git up, old man before th’ sun, An have yer bait all dug ‘n’ ready T’ make them specked beauties’ feast, Thet’s shinin’ in that pool so shady. An’ now’s yer chance! Throw in yer hook! An’ grin ‘bn’ jest keep on a fishin’. ‘F yew hang right on ‘n’ keep a fishin’. Spit on th’ bait, work every trick; It’s better ‘n’ t’ only keep a wishin’. I swan! I’d ruther fish all day Without a bite than jest a wishin’ An nothin’ doin’ on th’ bank. Yew git some good fer jest a tryin’. Yew have ben faithful, man. “Well done” Will sound real good when yew’re a dyin’; So never mind defeat t’ day, Jest grin ‘n’ keep right on a fishin’. - Uncle Sant
Honesty Wins The Day - Leadership Poem In doing, each day that goes by, Some little good, not in the dreaming Of great things to do by and by. For whatever men say in their blindness, And spite of the fancies of youth, There’s nothing so kingly as kindness, And nothing so royal as truth. - Alice Cary
Character Counts - Leadership Poem
When health is lost, something is lost; When character is lost, all is lost. - Motto over the walls of a school in Germany
Stop Wasting Time - Leadership Poem Whereon each one of us may write His word or two, and then comes night. Greatly begin! Though thou have time But for a line, be that sublime, - Not failure, but low aim, is crime. - Lowell
Life Makes Way For The Determined - Leadership Poem Can circumvent, or hinder, or control The firm resolve of a determined soul. Gifts count for nothing; will alone is great; All things give way before it soon or late. What obstacle can stay the mighty force Of the sea-seeking river in its course, Or cause the ascending orb of day to wait? Each well-born soul must win what it deserves. Let the fool prate of luck. The fortunate Is he whose earnest purpose never swerves Whose slightest action or inaction serves The one great aim. - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Never Give Up - Leadership Poem Helping the hopeful, a hundred to one; And, through the chaos, High Wisdom arranges Ever success, if you’ll only hold on. Knowing that Providence mingles the cup, And of all maxims, the best, as the oldest, Is the stern watchword of ‘Never give up!’” Is genuine, solid, old Teutonich pluck. Stick to your aim; the mongrel’s hold will slip, But only crowbars loose the bull-dog’s grip; Small though he looks, the jaw that never yields Drags down the bellowing monarch of the fields! - Holmes
Courage Counts - Leadership Poem With step triumphant and a heart of cheer; Who fights the daily battle without fear; Sees his hopes fail, yet keeps unfaltering trust That God is God; That somehow, true and just, His plans work out for mortals; not a tear Is shed when fortune, which the world holds dear, Falls from his grasp; better, with love, a crust Than living is dishonor; envies it, Nor loses faith in man; but does his best, Nor even murmurs at his humbler lot; But with a smile and words of hope, gives zest To every toiler; he alone is great Who by a life heroic conquers fate. - Unknown
Daily Persistence - Leadership Poem The last result of wisdom stamps it true: He only earns his freedom and existence Who daily conquers them anew. - Goethe
Enjoy The Ride - Leadership Poem Instead of sitting ‘round so sour and glum? You cannot have all play, And sunshine every day; When troubles come, I say, why don’t you laugh? The aches and pains. No road in life is smooth; There’s many an unseen bump, And many a hidden stump O’er which you’ll have to jump. Why don’t you laugh? Don’t sit and cry because the milk you’ve spilt; If you would mend it now, Pray let me tell you how; Just milk another cow! Why don’t you laugh? And keep us mortals all from getting blue? A laugh will always win; If you can’t laugh, just grin, - Come on, let’s all join in! Why don’t you laugh? - From the “Independent”
Optimism Empowers - Leadership Poem Or be believers in it; A light there is in every soul That takes the pains to win it. Oh/ There’s a slumbering good in all, And we perchance may wake it; Our hands contain the magic wand; This life is what we make it. - Unknown
Choosing Happiness - Leadership Poem God writes the words And we set them to music at leisure; And the song is sad, or the song is glad, As we choose to fashion the measure. Whatever the words, Whatever its rhyme or meter; And if it is say, we must make it glad, And if sweet, we must make it sweeter. - Gibbons
Focused Effort Prevails - Leadership Poem Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night. But we have feet to scale and climb, By slow degrees, by more and more, The cloudy summit of our time. - Longfellow
Thinking For Positive Change - Leadership Poem When you think you’re beaten, you are. When you think you dare not, you don’t. When you’d like to win, but think you can’t It is a sure thing that you won’t. For out in the world you will find Success begins with a man’s will – It’s all in the state of mind. You have got to think BIG to rise; You have to FEEL sure of yourself Before you can win a great prize. To the stronger or faster man; But soon or late the man who wins Is the one who THINKS he can. - Unknown
Unproductive to Worry - Leadership Poem The burdens that make us groan and sweat, The troubles that make us fume and fret, Are the things that haven’t happened yet. - George W. Bain
Wisdom of Age - Leadership Poem I have in me a tendency to hate, Yet see with joy that tendency abate, As each new year against my casement knocks And leaves his drift among my temple locks. And found, too late, that I had hated wrong. I hold, at length, one dominant belief: Hate comes but when acquaintance is too brief. Against some one I deem eschews the right, I let not judgement yield unto my huff, But say, “I do not know him well enough.” To plead the erring human’s doubtful cause; Although my eyes discover only ill, God knows him through and through – yet loves him still. - Unknown
Tenacious Persistence - Leadership Poem Is coiled up inside of you , in your energy, your pluck, your grit, Your originality, your character, and your possession of a strong, Persistent, tenacious purpose. Arousing atmosphere. Keep close to those who are dead in earnest, Who are anxious to do something in the world. You will catch the spirit of your environment. - Orison Swett Marden
The Brighter Side of Life - Leadership Poem When life flows on like a song, But the man worth while is the man with a smile When everything else goes wrong. - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Power in Belief - Leadership Poem For doubt is always grieving; ‘Tis faith that finds the riddles out; The prize is for believing. - Henry Burton
Personal Ownership is Freedom - Leadership Poem Which we ascribe to heaven; the fated sky Gives us free scope; and only backward pulls Our slow designs when we ourselves are dull. How much I could do if I only tried. - Shakespeare
The Power of “I” - Leadership Poem I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And what I can do, I ought to do. And what I ought to do, by the grace of God, I will do. I will do more than belong...I will participate. I will do more than care...I will help. I will do more than believe...I will practice. I will do more than be fair...I will be kind. I will do more than dream...I will work. I will do more than teach...I will inspire. I will do more than earn...I will enrich. I will do more than give...I will serve. I will do more than live...I will grow. I will do more than talk...I will act. I will be more than good...I will be good for something. - Anonymous
Break Bad Habits - Leadership Poem How shall I a habit break? As you did that habit make. As you gathered, you must lose; As you yielded, now refuse. Thread by thread the strands we twist, Till they bind us, neck and wrist; Thread by thread the patient hand Must untwine, ere free we stad; As we builded, stone by stone, We must toil unhelped, alone, Till the wall is overthrown. - John Boyle O’Reilly
Self-Help for Self Respect - Leadership Poem Of bloody, ghastly fields, Where honor greets the man who wins, And death, the man you yields; And vanquishes his sins, Who struggles on through weary years Against himself, and wins. Who fought many batles at home and abroad. But the hottest engagement he ever was in, Was the conquest of self in the battle of sin. His name may die, forgotten by his peers, But yet the seed he sowed in care and tears Shall bear rich harvest through immortal years. - F.A. Shaw
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