How to Become an Extraordinary Leader

Some lessons in life take decades to really sink in. One of them is this: people don’t believe what's true — they believe what they hear the most. In politics and public life, a single mistake can define you forever, no matter how much good you’ve done since. You could spend 60 years building businesses, helping communities, and leading change — but if someone finds one bad story from your past, even something as small as stealing a loaf of bread as a child, that’s the story they’ll run with. In the eyes of the public, repetition often matters more than reality. #shorts