Spirit of Leadership

WHAT IS A TRUE LEADER? Let’s look again at the definition of leadership that I am proposing: Leadership is the capacity to influence others through inspiration motivated by a passion, generated by a vision, produced by a conviction, ignited by a purpose. When you apply this definition of leadership to every one of the following people, you begin to see a common thread that explains their leadership influence. I have inter spersed examples of great leaders from ancient and con temporary times. Each of these leaders first discovered a purpose for their lives that became a passion. Their passion inspired and influenced others who personally embraced the leaders’ purposes and allowed these leaders to guide them in the specific direction of their visions, which brought about changes in the world. Moses Moses, the historic Hebrew deliverer, was given a clear sense of purpose. In his writings, he described his encounter with God in the wilderness where he was told what he had been born to accomplish: freeing his fellow Hebrews, who were slaves in Egypt, and leading them to a promised land. After some initial apprehension concerning the details of his assignment, Moses became passionate about his purpose. He described it to his brother, Aaron, who went with him to the Israelites and told them about this vision of a prom ised land. Moses believed in his purpose so deeply that they, also, began to believe that their freedom was possible. He L EADERS ARE OFTEN ORDINARY PEOPLE WHO ARE PLACED IN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES .

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