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Nelson · 05-28-2007, 10:50 PM

Personaly, I don't believe any single trait or collection of traits "makes" you a leader. Good qualities such as passion, boldness, self confidence can be unleashed in any person.

What defines a leader is purpose and action.

Buddah and Jesus wanted to spread peace, love and enlightenment. Genghis Khan, Hitler and Napoleon shared the purpose of creating enormous military empires. Without this "purpose" they would be no different than your average lunatic.

But the real truth is purpose alone will get you no where. The sign of a leader is action.

From birth we "follow the leader" - we follow whoever goes first. That is a leader's real job: To live his purpose. To go first.

People will naturally follow anyone who has a mission and acts upon it. If your mission is one that affects the world on a global scale then people will come to recognize you as a "great leader".

05-28-2007, 10:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
Nelson Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 163	Personaly, I don't believe any single trait or collection of traits "makes" you a leader. Good qualities such as passion, boldness, self confidence can be unleashed in any person. What defines a leader is purpose and action. Buddah and Jesus wanted to spread peace, love and enlightenment. Genghis Khan, Hitler and Napoleon shared the purpose of creating enormous military empires. Without this "purpose" they would be no different than your average lunatic. But the real truth is purpose alone will get you no where. The sign of a leader is action. From birth we "follow the leader" - we follow whoever goes first. That is a leader's real job: To live his purpose. To go first. People will naturally follow anyone who has a mission and acts upon it. If your mission is one that affects the world on a global scale then people will come to recognize you as a "great leader". Last edited by Nelson; 05-29-2007 at 12:30 AM.