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What counts in live is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
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by Mel Christie
Most word collections would like us to understand that “becoming” is the process of coming to be something or of passing into a state (cf. Merriam Webster). For leaders, it suggests that there is something that we are not and the attainment of which, requires finding the process so we may pass into the state. If we are thoughtful, we see that this idea is describing leadership as a destination or state to be attained. It also proposes a fixed river that must be navigated to arrive there. What happens next, if we indeed succeed in this process? What happens to us when and if we arrive?
Let’s look further together. Start with a premise that leader is already in your DNA. I imagine that for some this may be an unusual idea. I am pointing to the unlimited possibility in each us. Like so many other possibilities, it exists in your makeup. It is already an aspect of who you are as a human being. Discovering this about yourself is part of your uniqueness. No other person has your singular “leader within”, having the potential to not only be discovered, but also to manifest itself through your life.
What is it about leaders that people around them want to follow them? We all can find differentiating wisdom pointing to characteristics, strengths, and skills. However, in a world where we are mirrors of each other, seeing someone’s leadership capabilities and capacities suggests that these same qualities are also in us. We would not even “see” it in others if there were not a spark of the same in us; or at least something we also aspire to. Perhaps it lives outside of our awareness, or as untapped potential – but it’s there! How else can we explain all the times others see leadership in us before we even realize it? How often are we invited to lead even before we believe we are ready?
In my book, The Six C’s Of Leadership, Improve Your Ability To Lead With Power & Purpose, I suggested that this is a call to rediscover the leader in you. Experience and express your own uniqueness as a leader. You’ve come this far, don’t stop now!
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
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