True leaders are not interested in proving themselves, they want above all to be able to express themselves fully.
Life is not a competition but a flowering.
Real learning is the process of remembering what is important to you, and becoming a leader is therefore the act of becoming more and more like your true self.
Becoming a leader involves:
- Continuous learning and never-dying curiosity
- A compelling vision:leaders must first define their reality (what they believe is possible) then set about managing their dream.
- Develop the ability to communicate that vision and inspire others to follow it.
- Tolerate uncertainty and taking on risk: a degree of daring.
- Personal integrity, self knowledge, candor, maturity, and welcome critique.
- Original-Leaders learn from others but are not made by others.
- Reinvention-to create new things sometimes involves recreating yourself.
- Take time off to reflect, which brings answers and resolve.
- Passion for the promises of life: a belief in the best for yourself and others.
- Seeing success in small everyday increments and joys, not waiting years for the big success to arrive.
- Using the context of your life, rather than surrendering to it.
Leadership is a choice and involves leading yourself first.
2 comments:
"Leadership is a choice and involves leading yourself first." What a staggeringly obvious and simple principle.
There are so many amazingly simple yet profound ideas in that list. A great read.
mezz
I can't believe I didn't post about this post last time I read it. So many wonderful pieces to challenge. Lots of wisdom. Now to set about achieving some of them.
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