Be A Leader 2

Leaders are born from 2 factors:
1. Natural Talent
2. Life Experience

• Failure in life
• Crisis
• Success through hardship
• Life at home
• etc.

Like I said in my previous post, most leaders are born from life experience. But the key to developing leadership skills doesn't exist in the experience, no matter how good or bad it is. The key exists in how the person respond to the experience. When people experience hardship, they could get scared and stop trying, or they could choose to learn from it and become stronger.

The identity needed to be a leader:
1. A leader needs to have influence
You don't need to try too hard to do this. Just by motivating others, you've already proven to have influence. Cheer your friends up when they're sad, give them help, advices and encouragement to continue on. Earn the trust of others, when things get tough, be the one to say, "Don't worry, we'll get through this." People will feel great around you, they'll believe in you. But make sure not to disappoint their trusts.

2. A leader needs to know his/her self
How can a person who doesn't know his/her own limits be able to lead anyone? First of all, you must know and understand your strengths and weaknesses. Share them with the people you trust.

What are you waiting for? Don't be passive, the best leaders are the active ones. It won't hurt for you to try becoming one.