Spirit of Leadership

THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP The lion who lived on the farm was always a lion, but because he grew up in an environment that was unnatural to him, he thought he was a sheep. Our environment (for example, our education, social training, cultures, nations, or families) has been defining us and giving us the param eters of what we can and can’t be. The only way to counter this unnatural information is to discover our true selves by seeing a picture of our leadership nature so that we can know who we really are. Once the young lion saw the older lion, he knew what he was supposed to become. My goal for this book is to give you a picture of your true self so that you can start on the journey to fulfilling it. DEFINING THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP There is nothing on earth as powerful as a thought or an idea. We are what we think, and we become what we continue to think. You cannot rise above the plane of your mental con ditioning. To change your life, you must change your mind. The spirit of leadership is a derivative of the leadership spirit. It is the state of mind or attitude that emanates from the nature of a leader. We’ll discuss why most of us don’t exhibit this state of mind in the next chapter. For now, let’s look at the spirit of leadership from various definitions and perspec tives that will help us to grasp this vital concept. The spirit of leadership— • is a mind-set. • dictates one’s motivation. W E ARE WHAT WE THINK , AND WE BECOME WHAT WE CONTINUE TO THINK .

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