Law of Sacrifice
INTRODUCTION:
"...But the reality is that leadership requires sacrifice. A leader must give up to go up".
REVIEW:
"Why does an individual step forward to lead other people? For every person, the answer is different. A few is to survive. Some do it to make money. Many desire to build a business or organisation. Others do it because they want to change the world...". With these words, the author started, making emphasis on the last category of leaders who he thinks sacrifice more as he used Martin Luther King Jnr as a perfect example.
He warned about the mis-perception of most people towards leadership when he reveals that, "the life of a leader can look glamorous to people on the outside but the reality is that leadership requires sacrifice".
Furthermore, he came up with four truths we need to know especially if we desire to make sacrifices as a leader which are;
1. There is no success without sacrifice.
2. Leaders are often asked to give up more than others.
3. You must keep giving up.
4. The higher your level of leadership, the greater the sacrifice.
He finalised the law of sacrifice with the story of Condelezza Rice (once U.S secretary of states) who constantly gave up to go up. The author says this about her, "She has been consistently willing to give up to go up and I have no doubt that she will make whatever sacrifices are necessary to take the next step. That's what happens when a leader understands and lives by the law of sacrifice".
LESSONS:
1. The desire and will to make sacrifice is the first step.
2. Leaders who think leadership as a destination soon stops sacrificing and stops gaining higher ground.
3. Read 21 Irrefutable laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell...Law 18.
Let's keep SHIINE'ing'....
INTRODUCTION:
"...But the reality is that leadership requires sacrifice. A leader must give up to go up".
REVIEW:
"Why does an individual step forward to lead other people? For every person, the answer is different. A few is to survive. Some do it to make money. Many desire to build a business or organisation. Others do it because they want to change the world...". With these words, the author started, making emphasis on the last category of leaders who he thinks sacrifice more as he used Martin Luther King Jnr as a perfect example.
He warned about the mis-perception of most people towards leadership when he reveals that, "the life of a leader can look glamorous to people on the outside but the reality is that leadership requires sacrifice".
Furthermore, he came up with four truths we need to know especially if we desire to make sacrifices as a leader which are;
1. There is no success without sacrifice.
2. Leaders are often asked to give up more than others.
3. You must keep giving up.
4. The higher your level of leadership, the greater the sacrifice.
He finalised the law of sacrifice with the story of Condelezza Rice (once U.S secretary of states) who constantly gave up to go up. The author says this about her, "She has been consistently willing to give up to go up and I have no doubt that she will make whatever sacrifices are necessary to take the next step. That's what happens when a leader understands and lives by the law of sacrifice".
LESSONS:
1. The desire and will to make sacrifice is the first step.
2. Leaders who think leadership as a destination soon stops sacrificing and stops gaining higher ground.
3. Read 21 Irrefutable laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell...Law 18.
Let's keep SHIINE'ing'....
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