Secrets Of Success – Fulfill Your Duty As A Leader

Leadership demands respect, and respect has nothing to do with 'like'.

It took me a long time to realize that 'respect' has nothing to do with 'like' and, likewise, 'leadership' has nothing to do with 'telling people how to do something'.

It is to do with empowering them to do things for themselves. Leadership starts with respecting ourselves enough to be of service to ourselves. We need to show up every day in our lives and in our businesses and give both of them the level of respect that they deserve. Quite simply, we can not expect respect from others if we don't respect ourselves. As a child, we don't so much expect, we naturally assume, that our mother and father will be our leaders. At school, we look to our teachers to be leaders. As adults, in every single one of our daily transactions, there is an expectation of leadership from the many people that we come into contact with. We expect the boss to lead the company. We expect the shop assistant to 'be in charge' for us so that we can select and pay for our goods. We expect bank clerks to explain the state of our finances and to lead us through our financial transactions. Wed expect leadership in others literally every day. What then of the leadership we expect from ourselves? If we expect leadership from those around us, shouldn't we shoulder some of the responsibility of leadership too? Shouldn't we expect ourselves to also be a role model? So, the next time you find yourself getting frustrated whilst standing in line at the bank, or cussing the weatherman for getting the forecast wrong, ask yourself this – Do you stand in leadership for yourself and others in all aspects of your life? If you are a good leader, then congratulations, I have no doubts that your life and your business are thriving right now. However, if you're not currently being the leader that you should be, before you point the finger of blame at somebody else, remember that every time we point a finger, three more are pointing back at us.
This article was edited and distributed by Mark Walters on behalf of Mandy Swift, who was the original author. Find Out More : Secrets Of Success

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