The Concept of Leadership

Are you still struggling to be the leader you always prayed for? Leadership has become a must have key for performance.What then is Leadership? Does everybody becomes a leader? If you are worried,Worry no more for John  C. Maxwell said,“Everything rises and falls on leadership".

Leadership has therefore become one of the vital  component  for peak performance, whether you are leader of a church, or an association  it very important that you become that kind of leader that has the ability to deal with situations.This article  would help you become the leader you have always dreamed of are you ready?

WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?

Many a time people  ask for the definition of leadership in churches ,schools and seminars.

Leadership is not a Position, leadership is the ability to  influence other people to achieve set goals,it is the ability to have followers and the ability to deal with situation

John C. Maxwell said,” A leader is great not because of his or her power,but  because of his or her ability to empower others.” Leadership requires influencing and empowering followers  to achieve a set goal or to work towards a common vision.A person’s  level of effectiveness has a direct link with his leadership ability.Although some are born leaders,leadership can be developed and it shows how  you have mature through personal development.

One key thing to note about leadership is that it begins in the heart and not in the head, you show people  your  leadership competence by demonstrating to them how much you care, as it is rightly said,”People  don’t  care how much you know until they know how much you care.”The level of care you show towards  your colleagues, subordinates  and  masters brings out the leader that lies within you.The only way to lead people is to love them ,and love is true leadership.

LEADERSHIP IS A TRUST

When ever someone trust  you to be able to do an assignment it shows your leadership competence, they do not  believe they can do it ,so they entrust you to be able to do a very good and effective work than they will.Be  very accountable when ever people entrust something to you,or else they lose their trust in you forever.

LEADERSHIP IS A TEST.

Yes, leadership is a test, and a test you must pass. Each time in our life we are tested and the more we pass the test the more our leadership potentials  are sharpened, as a true leader you would be test in every situation you meet, your ability to pass that test is the key to greater accomplishment in life. Remember to be the leader you dream of you should know the types of leaders there are. 

What Next?

See you in the next article as i talk about becoming the effective leader you have always dream of, feel free to drop me a comment or ask a question on leadership, it keeps me going

Becoming an Effective Leader

Do you dream of becoming that effective leader? Are you contemplating on how to drive your team to achieve all the task that you have planned for? After my article on the Concept of leadership, I became more convinced to help my reader know how to be the effective leader in any circumstances they find themselves. As Jon C. Maxwell puts it “ A leader is great not because of his or her power but because of his or her ability to empower others “ . In this article we would be learning three principles you can use to become an effective leader as written by David Schwartz in his book,”The magic of thinking big”

As I said in my earlier article on What is Leadership, I said leadership is not position but influence ,and we would be sharing three principles on how to influence people you lead or would love to lead.
Are you ready, let’s get down to serious work.

Three leadership Principles that works.

1. Trade minds with people you want to influence: To become an effective leader you need to see things through the eyes of the person you want to influence, borrow the eyes of the person you would want him or her to do what you want, and see through his or her eyes; if you would do what you are asking of him or her, if you were in his or her shoes.It is easy to get others to do what you want them to do if you will see things through their eyes.Think of it as exchanging your mind with the people and see if you would naturally do what you are asking them.Ask your self these questions before you act :”What would I think of this,if I exchanged places with the other person. “Would I do what I am telling him to do , if I was in his position?”, “Would I like to carry out the orders if they were given to me the way I give them to others?”. To become an effective leader and to get others to do what you want you must see through their eyes.

2. Use the “BE HUMAN” rule: Another effective principle in leadership is to think “What is the human way to handle this”. People use different approaches in leadership situation, some would like to assume the position of a dictator, dictators make all decisions without consulting others , he would refuse to hear the subordinates side of the story because he is afraid the subordinates may be right and this would cause the leader to lose face. To be an effective leader, you must be able to treat people as human beings and not like machines, you cannot lead people you do not love , hence you must show appreciations to your followers for good work done and help in any way to solve some of the minor personal problems your subordinates may face. I was reading John C.Maxwell’s book on Leadership when he made a statement that changed my life , he said, “People do not care how much you know, until they know how much you care.” When a subordinates cannot meet a deadline because of ill health , take time to visit or call the person, this shows how much you value the person and it would help you become effective in leading people. Remember, leadership is people management and it begins in the heart not in the head.

3. Think progress, believe in progress, push for progress: The last rule I would love to share with you is thinking progress in all you do, do not be the kind of leader that would not challenge the status quo, think of way to do things different and better than you meet them, push for improvement in all you do, it had been my observation that over a period of time subordinates tend to become carbon copies of their leader. If you are the kind of leader that thinks about improvement in your work situations and that of your followers, in your absence your followers begin to catch the same mantle and they become effective even in your absence.Remember, the main job of the leader is thinking and you need to think progress if you want to be effective.

What Next?

Thank you for investing time to read this article as it has already being said, Everything rises and falls on leadership, develop the leader within and you are free to share this article with millions of people, you want to influence. If you are challenge,leave me a comment ,I would be glad to know how much impart this has made.

Achieving the vision

Five reasons people do not achieve their visions

Everybody wakes up with a dream but not everybody acts on the dream.Many people have visions of what they would love to do, but do all achieve the vision? After carefully studying few of my colleagues who claim to have visions but never achieving those vision,I am convicted to share with you some reasons people do not achieve their visions.

I hope after reading this ,you would begin to work on achieving those visions.Let me not bore you and go straight to the 5 reasons people do not achieve their visions.Are you ready?

1.       Failure to define clearly exactly what one wants: There is a saying that, if you do not know where you are going every road would lead you somewhere.One reasons people do not achieve their vision is that ,they do not have one, they are just in life and get blown and tossed by the wind.Let me ask a question,What do you want in life?,Where would you want to be in 10 years time? Unfortunately so many are in a hurry going somewhere , without pausing to find out where exactly they are going.Do not be like them, live a life with a vision, a life with a purpose ,all successful people have dreams.If you want to be successful, get a pen on paper and draw you road map to your destination. Read my article on Goal Setting , it may help you.

2.       Procrastination: Procrastination has always being and would forever remain the thief of time. Why put aside tomorrow what can be done today? People do not achieve their visions because they always procrastinate what has to be done.Procrastination is the daughter of laziness and lazy people do not realize their dreams and visions because they would always expect someone to act on their dreams and visions for them. Procrastination would kill your  vision, stop giving those excuses and find alternative method of getting the work done.If you have something to do,that would help you reach the vision, go and do it immediately.But remember to finish reading the other points ok!

3.       Habits of neglecting to move on ideas ,or to grasp opportunity: Yes, it is a habit, no wonder you are still in the dreaming stage, the world is full of opportunities that would present themselves at your doorstep, but if you are lazy you would never welcome them in, it is true that opportunities come disguised as hard work, but you need to grasp them if you want to achieve the vision.When an idea comes to you, write it down and work on it immediately ,develop a positive habit of utilizing every single opportunity that presents itself ,it is the only way to reach the vision faster.

4.       Lack on interest in acquiring specialized knowledge: Have you ever heard of a pilot who did not go to piloting school? Or a medical doctor who never step his two feet into a medical school? If you do not acquire a specific kind of knowledge you would wonder around trying to reach the vision.Pay the price know, seek for knowledge, go to school,register for courses that would help you achieve the vision ,no matter what the price is ,pay the price and you would one day get the prize of fulfillment and satisfaction.Develop the interest in learning and knowing more about your dream,some may come at no cost, but you need to be interested in it , before you can reach those dreams

5.       Wishing instead of willing: If wishes were horses ,beggars would ride. We are no longer in the world of Aladdin, where you would have a magic lamb to wish for anything from the great Gene.Wishes never made anybody successful you need to be willing to go for the vision and work it out daily.Remember like a muscle builder, your first step is to get into the gym and work your self out, before the big muscles would appear.You can’t wish for bigger muscle, you can’t wish for the vision ,be willing to work it out.

What Next?

Thank you for your attention, now  that you know why you have not yet reached those dreams, start to work on the weaknesses, procrastination would rob you of your joy ,if you do not act know.Start and don’t forget to ask for help when you need it, I would be right here.Share this on facebook and twitter it would help some one achieve those visions.

Turning Desires into GOLD

Think and Grow Rich, how many times have you heard this saying? Is there really power in thinking, not to mention converting it to monetary equivalent? Undoubtedly, Napoleon Hills “Think and Grow Rich” is one of the most influential books of all time, that would help you in your personal achievement and a sure road to financial independence.
It is true, we are what we think of most of the time,our habits is a reflection of our thoughts much more than our growth, we can really think and grow rich.Since everything begins and ends with your mind, you should be able to set your mind in a way as to create wealth. I feel more pressured today, to share with you an excerpt of his book, “Think and Grow Rich” and we would focus on how to turn desires into money.Are you ready to think and grow Rich?
Money is good, because when it falls in the hand of a good person it would do more good to the world, and would give you freedom and time to share your life with people you value most. It may seem incredible and unbelievable but if you only believe, what you are about to read would transform your life and finance a great deal.
Five ways to turn Desires into Gold.
1. Fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire: Most often I here people say,”I want plenty money” However, it is not enough to say that, but you must fix in your mind the amount of money that would make you happy and help fulfill your needs,money without purpose would not be a fulfillment in life and would be a curse instead of a blessing. Let me repeat it again “ How much money do you want?”

2. Determine exactly what you need to give in return for the money you desire: there is no free lunch, if you need money you need to give something in exchange for the money, there is no such reality as something for nothing.What do you want to give in return for the money? It may be a service you can render or a product you can sell to someone in exchange for the money that person has. If your desire is to have $20,000 by the end of the year ,what service can you give to someone for him or her to pay you that amount you need.Think about it?

3. Establish the definite date when you intend to posses the money you desire: As you fix in your mind a date to have that money, you would be motivated to work hard in having the money on the set date, establishing a definite date helps you to set goals and as the date draws nearer you feel more confident and accomplished in life. When do you want that money you desire,? 2020,2011 or 22nd December, 2012 which is more specific?

4. Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire: Think and grow rich, when you begin formulating a plan you would be convinced you are getting that money, remember I talked about goal setting in my previous work, plans or goals are more definite approach to the dream of achieving financial success.Create a plan for yourself. How am I going to get this money by this said date, write the plans down no matter how silly it may be first and then begin to act on it now.I always say that the best time to begin an important journey is Now, so act on your plans today.

5. Verbalize: read aloud the written statement in your quest of wealth acquisition, say it to yourself and feel the possession of the money in your hand.As you read your written wealth acquisition plan and you begin to think about it, you become convinced in your heart and then you feel the money in your hands.
Napoleon Hills was not joking , believe me it works ,there is really magic in thinking and growing rich , remember the end results is not to think but to do what you think of and the riches would be yours.

What Next?
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goal setting

Have you ever met any successful person without a goal? Unfortunately many people want to climb the ladder of success by jumping the law of goal setting.Every bit of human progress- every discovery in science and engineering and every business success did not just happen they were visualized before they became realities. It has become clear that goal setting is as essential to success as air is to life , no one ever stumbles into success without a goal.
What then is A GOAL?
A goal is more than a dream it is a dream being acted upon,no forward accomplishment is achieved without goals ,without setting goals for yourself you would just be wondering through life. You may have a vision or a dream but you need goals to help you achieve those visions.
In this article I would be sharing with you five success building tips to help you get closer to your dreams.
I believe you are ready to learn? Let's get going.
1. Get a clear fix on where you want to go: Have you ever being to a bus terminal and sat in the bus, paid for the fare without knowing where the bus was headed for?, Certainly, you are bound to head in the wrong direction.If you know where you are heading for then you would have the zeal to create an image of yourself 10 years from now, ask your self these questions;” Where would I be 10 years from now”, “What would I be doing 10 years from now”. If you were able to answer these questions you are in the right bus headed for the indented destination.However, if you are finding it difficult answering these questions ,it is a starting point in achieving your dream , do not be discouraged you are the right place.

2. Write out the 10 year plan: The next step in achieving your dream is to write out the plans for realizing those dreams, your life is too precious to be left to chance, write down the vision and make it plain, it is not enough to think about the 10 year plan , write in on a paper, put in a place you would always see, so that you would be motivated to achieve those dreams. A plan is not really a plan unless it is written down,it then becomes the road map to fulfilling the dream.

3. Let your goals absorb You: In becoming successful , you need to be absorbed by your goals,you then begin to make the right decisions in reaching those goals.When you get absorbed by your goals, it becomes the dominant thought that rules your life, and circumstances begin to make way for you to achieve those dreams.As I said, a goal is more than a dream, it is dream being acted upon.My goal is to make impact in your life and so i am obsessed in bringing you information that would make you more better than you were. If you begin to act on your dream,the world would make room for you to achieve your dream, because you know where you are going.Let your goals be full in your Heart.

4. Achieve your goals one step at a time: Success does not happen over night, do not wait for your dream to find you, take a step to achieve those dreams, regard each task you perform no matter how small it is as a step in reaching your dreams, a journey of thousand miles would always begin with a step.If you believe in your dreams , start right now to take a step in reaching those dreams, do not be frightened by the size of the dream, as you take that single step you get closer to the vision and the vision would be more visible to you.

5. Invest in your self: Normally, when the word invested is mention, many peoples mind shift to stocks, real estate or some other types of property, but the greatest and most rewarding form of investment is self investment. Purchase tapes, that would help you achieve your dreams, go to seminars you are interested in it would help you reach your dream faster.Take courses that would make you more effective and would bring you closer to your dreams.One fine way to achieve the vision is to pay the price now , if you want to get the prize tomorrow.

What Next?

Act now, it is not enough to be motivated work on what you have learnt, and don’t forget to leave me with a comment if you need any help or the information has being helpful. You may also share this timely information with your facebook and twitter friends. Thank You