Leadership is a choice. It’s not a given thing, somehow bestowed on the gifted and talented. It’s not natural, and it requires hard work, practice, failure, experience and a lot of patience. And, most of all, it’s not for everyone. But, it is for those who choose to do it by pouring themselves into the craft of leading people to make things better. And I do think it’s a craft. Just like learning to carve driftwood, play Spanish guitar, or any artful thing you can think of...it’s something unique to the individual who makes it. It’s handmade, often starting out as a rough idea, and then carefully and meticulously honed into something useful and appreciated by others.
Humans are unique. All leaders are different. They must be because the journeys are different. The people they lead are different. But all leaders have the same posture, the same characteristics, the same qualities which make them so attractive. Part of it is their uniqueness. But most of it is their actions.
Please choose your actions wisely. But please do choose to act.