Spirit of Leadership

THE LEADERSHIP SPIRIT but only a minute fraction of the human population ever knows, discovers, believes, or attempts to develop or release this hidden leadership potential. This leadership capacity is buried under social, cul tural, and ideological perceptions that restrict, discourage, and hinder its manifestation. The majority of this planet’s population surrenders to the social concept of leadership and cowers in the shadows of the myths of leadership phi losophy. The result is that their tremendous gifts and tal ents are stifled, and the world is never able to benefit from them. What a tragedy. My awareness of this suppression of our leadership gift ing gave birth to the deep purpose in my heart, which has become the passion of my life: to help as many people as possible, of every nation, race, creed, or social status, to dis cover their true leadership potential. If trapped in every follower is a hidden leader, then from where did this inherent leadership potential come? And if it exists, why do so many never seem to exhibit it or show some evidence of its presence? These questions point to the heart of the theme of this book, which is the leadership spirit. A complete definition of the leadership spirit would be— The inherent capacity of the human spirit to lead, manage, and dominate, which was placed there at the point of creation and made necessary by the purpose and assignment for which man (humanity) was created. LEADERSHIP: THE INHERENT CAPACITY OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT

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