June 2008, Vol. I
 FEATURE ARTICLE – LEADERSHIP IS A STATE OF MIND (Con't)

 "Anybody can be great because anybody can serve.  You don't have to have a PhD to serve.  All you need is to have a heart full of grace and a soul dedicated to love."

 

So I ask you two questions:

1.  What's the change you want to see in the world?

2.  What are you waiting for to make that change happen?

Do you think you need to have a certain position in your company in order to lead?

Do you think you have to have all your ducks lined up in order to lead?

Do you think you need to weigh a certain amount, have the right clothes, feel a particular way, have a perfect life, be a particular color, gender or religion, have a particular job, make a certain amount of money, or finally eradicate that flaw you've been working on all you life in order to make a difference in this world?

If so, give it up! Get over it! NOW!

You're ready.  You're perfect just the way you are.  You can lead from there.  Indeed, you MUST lead from there.

All you really need to get started is a vision of a better future and the courage, passion and commitment to speak that vision out loud to others in a way they can find meaning in that future for themselves. Quit waiting for circumstances to align correctly, they never will. 

They need YOU and your fire to correct themselves so the transformation can begin. Get off the fence and "Make it so Number 1".