Spirit of Leadership

THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP became his philosophy, his philosophy became his life, and, unfortunately, he lived out his philosophy with a dis torted leadership influence. The first-century leader Paul said that faith, or belief, comes by hearing something. We need to be listening to the words of our Creator. Why? Our hearing needs to be tuned to our Source so that our beliefs are based on origi nal information, or truth. Again, the only one who knows the truth about a product is the manufacturer. Everything else is an opinion, an idea, or a suggestion. If we want leadership that is truthful, then our leaders must derive their source of belief from truth. Original information is found only in the mind of the manufacturer who created it. THE LIMITED LEADER There are three types of limitations in life. First, there are limitations that are imposed by external forces. Second, there are limitations that are inherent in the purpose and design of a created entity. Yet, most important, there is limi tation that is a result of ignorance and faulty belief. This is the worst type of limitation because it is self-maintained and preserved. It is determined by us and not by others. In essence, what we do not know about ourselves is limiting us . We are leaders, but we are limited because we do not know the truth about ourselves due to our disconnection from our Source. When Jesus Christ, the ultimate leader, was on earth, he taught certain things to reconnect us to the truth. For example, he constantly encouraged his disciples to do

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