Spirit of Leadership

THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP are pursuing God with everything you have, then you will discover both him and yourself. As I mentioned earlier, when this happens, you will come to the realization that everyone else on earth is made in God’s image, just as you are, and therefore they possess the same value, worth, and estimation. When I love others, I am loving myself and God because we all have the same nature. John, the first-century writer and disciple of Jesus, wrote these words over two thousand years ago: “If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ yet hates his brother, he is a liar.” It is impos sible to love the Creator and, at the same time, hate those who have been made in his image and likeness. Any nega tive feeling toward another human is an indication of self hatred. Leaders must first fall in love with themselves; then they can genuinely care about those they lead. You cannot love beyond your self-love. Creation and Self-Esteem While self-worth asks, “How much value do I believe I have?” self-esteem asks, “What does this mean to my envi ronment?” Self-esteem is your estimation of your value to the world. It is how you regard yourself in terms of your con tribution and usefulness to others. Self-esteem is therefore your sense of significance to the world and the universe. Many people suffer from very low self-esteem. I have found that women are more vulnerable to low self-esteem than men are because they are more emotional by design. They have a natural and valuable gift of empathy that can backfire if they don’t know who they were created to be. Many women allow men to control them because they are looking for their esteem from their relationships with males

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