Spirit of Leadership

THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP them? Because he knew and understood the nature and inherent passion of the human creature. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. I believe that this story contains the greatest secret of true leadership, as well as the process necessary for becoming a genuine leader. With his answer to this question of great ness, Jesus expressed the key, the nature, and the process for you to discover and manifest your true leadership spirit. What is natural about the leadership spirit? He said that whoever wants to be great must be the servant of all, and that he who wants to be first must be last. Therefore, the secret to greatness is in serving everyone else. To understand this principle, you must answer the ques tion, “What do I serve to others?” I believe that this is the greatest revelation of true leadership I have ever discovered and exceeds all the theories and research from the past. What Jesus is stating here is that, to become the great leader you were created and destined to become, you must discover your unique inherent gift and assignment (your original pur pose) and serve that to the world of mankind. Do not seek greatness, but seek to serve your gift to others to the maxi mum extent that you can, and you will become a sought-after person. In essence, Jesus defined true leadership as becoming a person who is valuable to others, rather than a person of

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