Spirit of Leadership

THE HIDDEN LEADER IN YOU Generally, we have been taught that leadership is reserved for an exclusive group of people who were handpicked by destiny to control, rule, and subordinate the masses. I want to demonstrate to you that, contrary to popular opinion, leadership is not an elite club for a certain few. It is the true essence of all human beings.

G ENERALLY , OUR IDEAS ABOUT LEADERSHIP ARE CONDITIONED RESPONSES .

I have found that people’s concepts of their origin often influence the way they think about themselves, including their ideas about their leadership potential. In our world, there are two major theories about origin: evolution and cre ation. There are several variations to evolutionary theory, but many evolutionists believe that the universe was formed as a result of an explosion of energy. This is known as the big bang theory. Over millions of years, microscopic life developed on earth, out of which came animal species that mutated, with the stronger species winning out over the weaker ones in a survival of the fittest. At this point in our history, human beings are the most advanced of the species. According to this theory, humans are, at their essence, sophisticated amoebas. There is no specific purpose for life— it exists merely as a result of forces of nature. This theory also supports the idea that those who are stronger—physically, intellectually, or creatively—are destined to lead and control others, while the rest are destined to be followers. The other major theory of humanity’s origin is creation. This is the idea that an intelligent Being formed the uni verse and created the earth, the vegetation, the animals,

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