| Did you ever play the game follow the leader when | | | | are able to inspire and motivate and being able to |
| you were younger? Perhaps you still play it without | | | | inspire and motivate yourself will probably be the |
| even knowing it. Leadership, I think is one of the | | | | greatest shaper of what you become and what you |
| most important characteristics required for creating | | | | make of your life.You will find that as you start to |
| an extraordinary life and living up to your true | | | | 'lead your own life' you will automatically attract |
| potential.Leadership is not what most people think it | | | | people to you that will support your endeavors and |
| is. It is not a skill and it is not a role, but it is a | | | | help you accomplish what you set out to do. Leaders |
| decision. True leaders are followed automatically. | | | | are magnetic and have the power to draw people to |
| They do not exert effort or try to be followed. It | | | | them because they make things happen. Ann Landers |
| just happens spontaneously. Leadership is infectious. | | | | once said that there are only three types of people: |
| Not only does it inspire people to action it also draws | | | | those who make things happen, those who wait for |
| people to 'it'. The main reason why you would want | | | | things to happen and those who said 'what |
| to become a leader is to have the ability to lead | | | | happened?'Which one are you? |
| yourself. Leading your own life and steering your own | | | | Which one do you want to be?Remember that |
| course - being able to decide and take command of | | | | leaderships starts by having the desire to be in |
| every life situation. Now hat is true | | | | control and then simply deciding that you will lead and |
| leadership!Followers wait for things to happen. They | | | | not follow the 'affairs of your life.' You can assume |
| wait for others to decide for them and if things go | | | | this incredible privilege to be a leader by starting to |
| wrong at least they can say that it was someone | | | | think of yourself as that. Think of, and dwell upon |
| else's fault. These people will always have someone | | | | the idea of yourself as someone who makes things |
| to blame. They will always have a scapegoat. The | | | | happen; as someone who leads and directs their own |
| problem, however is that they will always feel like | | | | life. Affirm to yourself 'I am a leader, I will lead not |
| their lives are out of control because, it is. They are | | | | follow.' Do it often until it becomes part of who you |
| not responsible for their own lives.When you are a | | | | are and how you define yourself (to yourself). |
| leader you don't have to wait for anyone or anything | | | | Become the conductor of the symphony of your life. |
| outside yourself before you do what you want and | | | | Life is moving and time will most certainly pass. You |
| go for what you desire. Leaders simply lead the way | | | | can either 'go with the flow' or put both oars in the |
| by being decisive. Leadership is a state of mind and it | | | | water and start rowing your own boat and create |
| is something that you assume by making a decision. | | | | the life you want instead of the one that just shows |
| Either you have a plan for your life or life has a plan | | | | up.This article is published with the permission of the |
| for you. You either take charge and make it happen | | | | author, Deon Du Plessis. He is the founder of The |
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| give you the reasons before you make the decision | | | | procrastination. For more of his in-depth insights into |
| or make the shift. You have the power because | | | | personal development and access to his free self |
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