Spirit of Leadership

THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP Creation and Self-Worth

To a large degree, your thoughts and feelings about yourself are determined by your self-worth. Your self-worth is the value you place on yourself. How much value do you think you have? Again, to find the true answer, you have to go back to the beginning. The Creator made you in his image and likeness, and therefore your value is a reflection of his value. Moreover, leaders value others as they value themselves. The majority of the people in the world do not have self-worth but “others-worth.” This is the acceptance of the worth others place on you. You will never become the leader you were created to be until you become free from other people’s valuation of you and perception of your worth. G OD FIRST GAVE HUMAN BEINGS A SELF - PICTURE , NOT POWER . The opposite of self is other. Many people spend their lives trying to appease, satisfy, and fulfill other people’s appraisals of them. This is why they never become true lead ers. The essence of leadership is that you give other people value. In other words, you give them something valuable to contribute to and become involved in. True leadership gives people a cause, a reason for living, and a sense of significance that gives meaning to their lives so that they feel necessary and purposeful. It gives them an outlet for expressing their own gifting. You cannot give significance if you don’t already have it. You cannot lead people where you have not gone yourself.

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