Everyone is a leader, and all deserve to a following. It is only that we hardly ever think of strengthening our leadership traits to achieve great goals. You do not have to have a political, social or religious power to know that you are a leader. All you should always do is get prepared to offer leadership when the need arises. Always remember that your choices at any point in life affect so many people without you or them knowing. These are people already living or who will live so many years to come. By that simple reason, you are a leader; the difference is whether you are a good leader or a bad leader.
Leaders are like candles; they give light to people. They have the will and courage to be the first to catch fire and to melt for the sake of all. That is their purpose, serve humanity, in little and big ways. They give others the courage to come closer and light and to show their leadership, so the world does not depend on them alone. They inspire others to inspire and go their way, they in their secret corners command legions of change. Since their fire begun the lighting of candles, even if they are never remembered, their flames continue burning through history, because it is their fire that burns on the head of the candles.
Leadership is not always having people following you every time; it is about enabling people to have independent minds. This is good in a society that really needs diversity. But we have been raised in a society that believes in concentration of power. Socrates and Confucius believed in a society of enabling each other, but we are taught tyranny and force to be leadership yet we are encouraged to adore these noble people. The cost of free will is continuously rising, but the new leadership that understands the power of lighting the candle heads should be motivated.
So many times people say that to be a leader you have to have people follow you. That is not true all the time, sometimes you will walk alone if you are a leader. Sometimes you will look back and see you alone because you have ventured into the depths or into the waters that people fear.
If you perceive clearly, leadership is not all about having people follow you. It is about you having a will strong enough to avoid needless followings and enabling others to do that. It is the strength within to be as comfortable alone as in a multitude. It is the understanding that as unperceived as your leadership is, it moves a great multitude. See your crowd even if they are blind to you; serve them even if they will never know. Be like a father who protects his children even when they show a little respect. Be more than others.
You hardly ever know how many people look up to you and love you. You may one day be amazed at how many people will stand on your side on the day you are falling. Sometimes you may be at the helm of what people would call leadership and be surprised of how alone you will fall. All that does not matter; it only matters if you can control your will.
Today I will leave you with a simple task. Ask yourself if you can always trust your decision and choices. And if you were another person who knew the subtle details of your choices, would you follow you. If you are seeking an elective position and you were totally a different man, would you vote for yourself. If you are a father and consider if you would be your own son or daughter and you knew all you keep a secret, would you like to call the man your father?
If you would be proud of your leadership in another personality, you are a leader. But if you are not proud of it, and you hold such a position in people’s lives, you can still do much better because you have all it takes.
Leaders are like candles; they give light to people. They have the will and courage to be the first to catch fire and to melt for the sake of all. That is their purpose, serve humanity, in little and big ways. They give others the courage to come closer and light and to show their leadership, so the world does not depend on them alone. They inspire others to inspire and go their way, they in their secret corners command legions of change. Since their fire begun the lighting of candles, even if they are never remembered, their flames continue burning through history, because it is their fire that burns on the head of the candles.
Leadership is not always having people following you every time; it is about enabling people to have independent minds. This is good in a society that really needs diversity. But we have been raised in a society that believes in concentration of power. Socrates and Confucius believed in a society of enabling each other, but we are taught tyranny and force to be leadership yet we are encouraged to adore these noble people. The cost of free will is continuously rising, but the new leadership that understands the power of lighting the candle heads should be motivated.
So many times people say that to be a leader you have to have people follow you. That is not true all the time, sometimes you will walk alone if you are a leader. Sometimes you will look back and see you alone because you have ventured into the depths or into the waters that people fear.
If you perceive clearly, leadership is not all about having people follow you. It is about you having a will strong enough to avoid needless followings and enabling others to do that. It is the strength within to be as comfortable alone as in a multitude. It is the understanding that as unperceived as your leadership is, it moves a great multitude. See your crowd even if they are blind to you; serve them even if they will never know. Be like a father who protects his children even when they show a little respect. Be more than others.
You hardly ever know how many people look up to you and love you. You may one day be amazed at how many people will stand on your side on the day you are falling. Sometimes you may be at the helm of what people would call leadership and be surprised of how alone you will fall. All that does not matter; it only matters if you can control your will.
Today I will leave you with a simple task. Ask yourself if you can always trust your decision and choices. And if you were another person who knew the subtle details of your choices, would you follow you. If you are seeking an elective position and you were totally a different man, would you vote for yourself. If you are a father and consider if you would be your own son or daughter and you knew all you keep a secret, would you like to call the man your father?
If you would be proud of your leadership in another personality, you are a leader. But if you are not proud of it, and you hold such a position in people’s lives, you can still do much better because you have all it takes.
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