Spirit of Leadership

THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP C HAPTER P RINCIPLES

1. The two-pronged nature of humanity’s dilemma is (1) even though our potential as leaders is still within us, we’ve lost our connection with our Source of purpose and power, and (2) even if the connection were to be reinstated, unless we could discover how a leader is meant to think and operate (the spirit of leadership), we still wouldn’t be able to fulfill our potential. 2. The loss of our Source of purpose and power has led to a myriad of negative outcomes because of the confusion that inevitably resulted. 3. Knowing the answers to the questions “Who am I?” “Where am I from?” “Why am I here?” “What am I capa ble of doing?” and “Where am I going?” gives a human being meaning and purpose. 4. When we don’t know the truth about ourselves, we are just experimenting with our lives. 5. When human beings try to find the meaning of life, they often seek to gain their identity through a relationship with the world around them. We can never discover our value or purpose by studying the creation but only by a relationship with the Creator. 6. One result of our disconnect with the Creator is that we don’t know how to use the mental and physical resources that he has given us. We use them for destructive things, such as violence, abuse, manipulation, corruption, and crime. 7. The greatest impact of the disconnect is that we have become what we erroneously think we are.

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