• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Adam Kirk Smith

- A. Smith Blog - Leadership in Life

  • About Adam
  • The Bravest You
  • Blog
    • Leadership
      • Creativity
    • Communication
    • Relationships
    • Focus
  • Podcasts & Video
    • Podcast: Live Life with Purpose
    • Podcast: Ideas with Adam Smith
    • asmithvideo
  • Coaching & Consulting
  • Speaking

Adam Smith | August 10, 2012 | 8 Comments

Leadership Starts At Home

Creative Commons Photo Credit by jasonpier

Plain and simple.

Why is this so important?

Because the most important relationship you will ever have is with your spouse.

If leadership isn’t happening at home, then nothing else that I do or you do matters.

Leadership starts at home.

If leadership isn’t happening in certain areas of your life, the place to check is in your own selfishness. And yes, it is easy to slip into this and not even realize it. I don’t know about you, but this is a constant check for me.  I can get lazy if I’m not careful. And when it does, it stops being the other person’s fault and becomes yours then and only then is when things can start moving in the right direction.

Start working on it. Make things better than they are right now. There can always be room for  growth in relationships.

So, what is one thing you have done to strengthen your marriage over time?

Filed Under: Relationships

Adam Smith

I teach people how to have a greater impact through their work and their time. You can read more about me on my about page.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Hal Baird says

    August 10, 2012 at 2:55 pm

    There are 3 C’s in marriage: communication, commitment, and compromise.  By working on those areas daily, our marriage has been a wonderful experience.  We’ve been together 36 years, growing our relationship upon those tenets day by day.

    Reply
    • jackalopekid says

      August 10, 2012 at 10:18 pm

      that is awesome

      Reply
  2. Hal Baird says

    August 10, 2012 at 2:55 pm

    There are 3 C’s in marriage: communication, commitment, and compromise.  By working on those areas daily, our marriage has been a wonderful experience.  We’ve been together 36 years, growing our relationship upon those tenets day by day.

    Reply
    • asmithblog says

      August 10, 2012 at 10:18 pm

      that is awesome

      Reply
  3. Dan Black says

    August 17, 2012 at 1:25 pm

    Amen. I totally agree. I recently wrote a post titled strong marriage equals strong leader. If we can’t lead our home, then how are we going to lead others, right?:)

    Reply
    • asmithblog says

      August 23, 2012 at 8:22 am

      That’s right.

      Reply
  4. Dan Black says

    August 17, 2012 at 1:25 pm

    Amen. I totally agree. I recently wrote a post titled strong marriage equals strong leader. If we can’t lead our home, then how are we going to lead others, right?:)

    Reply
    • asmithblog says

      August 23, 2012 at 8:22 am

      That’s right.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

About

Hi, my name is Adam Smith and welcome to asmithblog.com. I am the author of the book, The Bravest You. Because of my work as an entrepreneur, consultant, writer, and speaker, I have been named a top industry influencer by American Genius. I live with my wife, Jasmine, and three children in Shenandoah, IA.

[Read More…]

Podcast: Ideas

Ideas with Adam Smith Logo

Podcast: Live Life with Purpose

Life With Purpose Podcast Icon

The Bravest You by Adam Kirk Smith

Youtube: ASmithVideo

asmithvideo icon

Latest Posts

  • FREE BOOK… for a limited time!
  • Add Value
  • Books I’m Listening To…
  • Motive Matters
  • Books and Other Stuff

Adam Smith · Leadership in Life · asmithblog.com © 2025 · Adam Kirk Smith's blog on leadership, relationships, communication, creativity, and focus.