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Author: Olodude Olukemi
WHO IS A LEADER?
•According to John C. Maxwell, a leader is someone who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.
•In my opinion, a leader is someone who motivates, influences, and inspires with the sole aim of transforming lives.
•You can be at least a leader of two or many more. You are a leader over the people you influence, motivate, or inspire to be better than they were before.
•A leader Is someone saddled with the responsibility to perform.
A leader has a burden for people to be better than they were.
•A leader does not dodge responsibilities but takes on the duties without being told.
•A leader does not blend to be part of the multitude but bends to stand out, not to impress but to serve with humility.
•You can easily identify a leader by what they do, and how they react to situations. You know them not by words but by actions.
•I once heard someone say, 'Eno Sam is a born leader.'
From her story, I see that she grew to become a leader out of pressure. She discovered her area of grace and developed it.
•I can say that a leader is not just born but also made. It's of paramount importance for born leaders to be trained for higher purposes.
Kings are not just born but trained with special training to become top-class.
•As a writer, you are a leader, influencing, and impacting, people with your writings. You know that your pen is mightier than the sword.
•You can choose to be a good and great leader by what you do with your pen. Whatever you are writing should seek to influence people positively and not the other way around.
•As a leader, use your writing influence, to make lives better and not become part of the problem.
Today we have leadership problems and as such, our burden is to help our generation and make things better than ever before.
• It's good to know that we have good and great leaders.
A good leader is a servant of the people who bend to attend to the needs of the people. His burden and passion are to see others improve.
•Great leaders make others great. They raise the standard of leadership and raise prominent or should I say, top-notch leaders.
•When you are talking about good and great leaders, you can talk about John C. Maxwell who has raised millions of leaders also over the world and still doing so.
•Great leaders do not set out to make themselves great, no they don't, they only desire to make a difference in other people's lives.
•Being an example of what you read in your writings is paramount lest we become hypocrites.
Be resolute to live a life of influence in the right direction.
•Who knows the extent of the impact of your writings on this generation?
May our writings not stare us in the face and judge us tomorrow.
•It may be good to ask yourself this question.
What sort of a leader am I?
Am I part of the problem?
Am I a solution to other people's needs?
What do I want to accomplish in the lives of people?
EVERYONE IS A LEADER!
A man walked up to a conference meeting where everyone had been waiting for the conference speakers.
He looked here and there and saw no one to speak because they were waiting for these International leaders coming from the airport.
The flight was delayed a bit so we were told. He cleared his throat and went on stage. He declared to all of us, pointing at us, one after the other. His eyes were quite engaging, and piercing. Wondering what he was about to say, then he blurted out,
'You are a leader! You are a leader! You are a leader! Rise to your responsibility and be visible. Lead men and women, to their promised land.
He left the stage but we all stood up for him and began to applaud.
This kept me thinking about who a leader is.
Who is a Leader?
Any person that leads or directs.
One who has the authority to direct.
A leader is an influencer. You are a leader of at least one or more.
A man can influence as many as he can meet in its thousands or millions throughout his lifetime.
A leader is a model or pattern for others to follow.
All these definitions make you a leader.
A leader is both born and made. You can influence people as many as you want. The question is, will you influence them to do evil or good?
We must be careful not to misuse our leadership abilities but use them to lead positively.
There are diversities of leadership. Leadership at home, office, church, mosque, neighborhood, marketplace, and everywhere. We have students who lead others.
Discover Your Purpose.
Discover the purpose God created you for. If you don't know what you are created to do in the lives of people, you will abuse it.
How do you discover purpose?
•Your passion
What is your zeal? Do you love writing? What do you love writing about? Do you have a passion to see singles marry right?
Some have a passion to help people discover their purpose. That is a fulfilling purpose. Some are particular about niches. Area of concentration.
What motivates you the most?
•Burden
What is eating you up? What are the things you want to see? Some have a strong passion for youths based on what they've passed through. They want youths to become prosperous by making use of online to empower themselves. That is a purpose.
•Niche
If you are a multitasker, you may have to streamline and become a leader in a particular area. Some coach on leadership, some self-development, some are relationship experts, some digital, and so on.
Good to be known in a specific area to attract those who want to learn from you.
Let us explore what leaders do since you know that you have something you can do to make lives better.
Once you discover this then begin to work towards improving yourself along the line.
Many are potential leaders but do not know, so there is the need to discover YOU, as a leader.
To round this up, I will say that you are a leader to be made manifest. Release yourself to be equipped.
Cheers to your great leadership!
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