Spirit of Leadership

THE HIDDEN LEADER IN YOU The ancient account says that he brought the rest of cre ation into being with statements such as “Let there be light” or “Let the land produce living creatures.” Yet when it came to one particular creature, he said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness .” Human beings were the only creatures who were indicated as being made in the image and likeness of their Creator. This means that they have his nature. A signifi cant aspect of that nature is the ability to plan ahead, imagine, create, and effectively administer the manifestation of plans. In other words, being made in his image means having the nature or spirit of leadership. THE ORIGIN OF OUR LEADERSHIP SPIRIT The Creator poured out his own nature into human beings when he established their nature, and this is the origin of our leadership spirit. In this sense, we are a portion of the poured-out God. As the Creator is purposeful, organizational, and creative, we are designed to be the same. You have to decide which concept of origin you will accept as the basis for your life. Only you can choose what you believe about yourself and human nature, as well as the nature of leadership. Is leadership only for the strong who are able to win out over the weak, or perhaps only for those who receive it by fate? Or is leadership an inherent part of our design as human beings? My experience and observations of humanity support the latter belief and are the basis for what I describe in the rest of this book as our human vocation. I believe that you and I were created to lead. Leadership is inherent in our nature and is fundamental to our ori gins, our human makeup—and our destiny.

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