Why we do It is so huge. If someone has no intrinsic base for personal leadership. She may find himself or herself doing things that have no real resonance with his or her personal self. But is it bad to be influenced? Not at all. I am of the opinion that the kind of appropriate influence will have to be in line with one’s core values and personal sense of direction. But without such, many influences may be a guide to frustrating, unfulfilled, and sometimes, jealous lives.
What am I suggesting?
I am of the view that personal leadership is a critical but challenging function that we all have to embrace, and therefore exercise on daily dataset basis in our personal lives. This calls for us to understand who we are (identity), where we come from (heritage) and where we are going (goals, visions, destinies), and generation (purpose), what we are able to do (potential) and how we can do what we do better, what milestones we should be reaching at different times and stages of our lives (evaluation or reflection), and understanding whom we do or should account to- now and tomorrow.
The answers to some of
these questions will enable many of us to move into our default settings and help us not. To be distracted and moved by the busyness of the we are currently integrating the masses before us and in various media platforms.
It is will guide us to that place of being comfortable in one’s skin, and being fulfilled by. The affirmation that comes from doing what resonates with one’s inner core. That’s what personal leadership is about. And the type of influence derived from this is more impactful and effective that the one imposed on us by positions of power. And those with strong personal leadership but occupying. A position of power become extremely influential to the masses of our people, regardless of race, gender, religion and creed.
What then from here?
I want to conclude with the following thoughts or suggestions:
For each one of us to succeed in life, one has to lead review business himself or herself -effectively. We should be intentional and conscious of our own decisions and choices daily. And such should be guided by our core selves.