Spirit of Leadership

THE HIDDEN LEADER IN YOU physical natures were not designed to live under these con ditions. We were not designed to be dominated. When we are not in charge of our lives, we feel bound and restricted. For example, if you have a thirty-year mortgage on your home, you don’t feel free until you pay it off. Even though you’re enjoying your house, there’s a voice in the back of your mind saying, “But it’s still theirs. It belongs to them for as long as they’ve got that paper.” On the other hand, why do you experience relief and contentment when all your bills are paid? When you get a bonus and it covers all your debts and you don’t owe anyone anything, all of a sudden, you get a smile on your face. You want to say hello to everybody you meet. Am I right? When all your needs are met, you feel as if you’re walking on top of the world. That’s because you are experiencing what you were born for. You were designed to be able to manage your environment.

Y OU WERE DESIGNED TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE YOUR ENVIRONMENT .

Many people want to make a lot of money, but it’s usually not because they want the money itself. The fundamental desire for wealth is motivated by the desire for power— power to dominate and control lifestyle, circumstances, and environment. It’s the power that money gives us that makes us pursue it. Every human naturally wants to control his life, and money or wealth seems to promise this power of con trol. We are after the feeling or sense of dominion that we

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