How Does a Leader Act?
DESPITE popular belief, leaders aren’t born. They learn how to lead. The real test of leadership is: If you have no title or ability to reward / penalize others, could you still get them to follow you?
Are there principles of leadership? I believe there are….
#1 The Power of Self-Mastery – very few of us live our lives to its fullest potential
As a Christian, one of my favourite verse is taken from the bible – John 10:10. The Abundant Life that Jesus promised to his followers.
Obligation, or Opportunity?
How do you live life? Those who see life as an obligation want the task at hand to be done with as quickly as possible, with little regard to the outcome. The people who change the world around them – for themselves, their communities, their families – rarely act from a sense of obligation. In fact, the people who act as leaders almost always act from a sense of incredible opportunity. They don’t interact with the world around them because they have to – they do so because thy want to.
When we feel stressed and overwhelmed, we tend to look at our circumstances as obligations, and obligations, by their nature, are oppressive. They are things we have to do, whether we want to or not. That sense of obligation is rarely a motivating force.
On the other hand, those who lead effectively tend to view such circumstances as opportunities. They tend to be happier because they realize they can make something good out of a situation or circumstance that others would bemoan or at best tolerate.
Leaders believe that how we live out our lives is a choice. We do not allow circumstances to control us – rather we master our circumstances. To truly lead and make a difference in the world, you must always start with yourself.... constantly evaluate your life - under the scrutiny of intentional self-diagnostic, strengths and weaknesses will surface. Act on them!
Are there principles of leadership? I believe there are….
#1 The Power of Self-Mastery – very few of us live our lives to its fullest potential
As a Christian, one of my favourite verse is taken from the bible – John 10:10. The Abundant Life that Jesus promised to his followers.
Obligation, or Opportunity?
How do you live life? Those who see life as an obligation want the task at hand to be done with as quickly as possible, with little regard to the outcome. The people who change the world around them – for themselves, their communities, their families – rarely act from a sense of obligation. In fact, the people who act as leaders almost always act from a sense of incredible opportunity. They don’t interact with the world around them because they have to – they do so because thy want to.
When we feel stressed and overwhelmed, we tend to look at our circumstances as obligations, and obligations, by their nature, are oppressive. They are things we have to do, whether we want to or not. That sense of obligation is rarely a motivating force.
On the other hand, those who lead effectively tend to view such circumstances as opportunities. They tend to be happier because they realize they can make something good out of a situation or circumstance that others would bemoan or at best tolerate.
Leaders believe that how we live out our lives is a choice. We do not allow circumstances to control us – rather we master our circumstances. To truly lead and make a difference in the world, you must always start with yourself.... constantly evaluate your life - under the scrutiny of intentional self-diagnostic, strengths and weaknesses will surface. Act on them!
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