You are a Role Model

However you define a successful life, if you're a leader in any capacity, it's helpful to realise that this is true. That you are a role model. As Bill Bachrach says in his book, 'High-Trust Leadership', people will do as you do, not as you say. No matter what you tell them, they’re observing your daily activities, and they’re either going to use you as an excuse for mediocrity or emulate your excellence. If you want people around you to be extraordinary, you have to be extraordinary yourself.