Spirit of Leadership

THE HIDDEN LEADER IN YOU offer you a somewhat technical definition of our reason for living. It is my firm belief that the nature of each human being is to be in control of his environment and circum stances. Each of us was created to rule, govern, control, master, manage, and lead our environments. You are in essence a leader, no matter who you are, regardless of whether you manifest it or not. Whether you are rich, poor, young, old, male, female, black, white, a citizen of an indus trialized nation, a citizen of a third-world nation, educated, or uneducated—you have the nature and capacity for lead ership. Yet you can fulfill your inherent leadership potential only when you discover, understand, develop, and begin to exercise who you are designed to be and the nature of your true leadership potential. It doesn’t matter whether you are the CEO of a large corporation, a teacher, a homemaker, the owner of a small business, a construction worker, an artist, a clerk, a govern ment worker, a farmer, a student, a doctor, or any other voca tion or position in life: The self-discovery of your inherent leadership potential and an understanding of who you are and what you are meant to be are the keys to fulfilling your purpose for existence as a leader. Title, position, power, notoriety, fame, or family name cannot make you a true leader. For example, you can hire someone as a manager in a company. You can give him a title, a budget, a desk, a staff, and everything else. But then suppose he doesn’t take initiative. He doesn’t try to solve N O MATTER WHO YOU ARE , YOU HAVE THE NATURE AND CAPACITY FOR LEADERSHIP .

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