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Introduction 

Leadership cannot be certified. In other words, you may collect a lot of certificates and they may try to teach you in a so-called leadership class; but that does not guarantee you to be a successful leader. Let’s face it before you even think of becoming a leader. Either you have it or you do not.

If you successfully absorbed my first few lines and still eager to be a leader, don’t be disheartened. Keep Reading….

Leadership is a matter of inner perception of surroundings and perception is something that cannot be taught but to be learnt by oneself. Read as much as you can on great leaders. Inspiration from great stories rouses tint of leadership.

Remember, everyone in this world leads to some extent knowingly or unknowingly. When someone comes to a realisation of this then the person tends to become a leader. Once leader leads the followers in a true path, becomes a true leader. And not many can become a true leader.

Ask yourself a lot of discovery question, travel through your mind and soul and locate yourself. This would be your first exercise. Remember, one who does not know himself does not know other. Again leadership comes from self realisation. Remember this at all times.

Now whom do you want to lead? A flock of sheep or a group of humans. If it’s a flock of sheep, you must have deep understanding with sheep and their characteristics. If it’s human you will be leading, you require to understand human characteristic inside out. The more you can understand what others want, the stronger you are as a leader.

Be ready to sacrifice for others. This requires great strength. Not everyone can do it. This what makes you caring. Remember, if you care about others they will care about you. When you give, make sure you give in full and sole heartedly. Don’t expect back. When you give and expect in return, it does not become a sacrifice. It turns into a transaction which anyone can perform. When you give make sure you give respectfully, else it hurts others and can cause you more harm than good. Giving without respect, is basically taking and a usherer of enmity.