INTRODUCTION
Leadership is one of the world’s most important
aspects of life. It will definitely be impossible to live without leadership.
Leadership is therefore seen in all aspects of life, from one’s inner circle to
the outside world. It is same in personal leadership, the steps you take daily
develops or destroys you. This shows how important it is to know the art of
personal leadership. A man that cannot
let himself is doomed.
What is personal leadership
Personal leadership is the art of directing and
showing yourself the way to go. It is about thinking, making decisions,
protecting and doing everything possible for one’s self to become better in the
society. It is knowing when, how and where to go? Your ability to know how to
execute these questions in your daily life gives you a plus when it comes to
leadership. In personal leadership, you come first, you are the pivot of
everything that concerns you.
How to lead one’s self
1.
The
childhood factor( Rekindle the childhood zeal): The first step to leading
yourself is to check well your
foundation. The process needs to start from scratch, thus Infancy. You need to
work on yourself whilst you are young. Don’t give up on yourself just yet.
Never think it’s too late to work on yourself.
2.
The
positive mindset: To lead oneself, you must first of all believe that you can.
Align yourself and make up your mind that, that which which you want to do is
possible.
3.
Know
yourself: The best way to lead yourself is to know who you really are, what you
like, your abilities, strengths, weaknesses and opportunities. The knowledge of
all these helps you to take yourself on a move.
4.
Work
on your habits: Just as the leader of every group makes sure that things run
smoothly with his people, so is it necessary for you to also work on things
that happen around you. Your habits are the things you do every day and don’t
forget that your habit will definitely define your future.
5.
Planning
and setting goals: There is no such powerful tool to succeeding than planning
and knowing how to achieve them. Planning your inner sphere is a great way to
lead yourself. People who want to lead themselves well never go without visions
and goals.
6.
Self
discipline:Disciplined people live by integrity, values, missions and purpose.
Discipline in itself comes in different folds, thus your ability to control
your mind and emotions to make right decisions. Your readiness to comport
yourself when with people or alone, your ability to also think positively and
see things clearly all leads to a successful personal leadership.
7.
Meditation:
Successful leadership is much obtained when the leader communicate well with
his group members on issues. Self is not
left out in this approach. He must make time to meditate and talk to himself
concerning issues that concern his life.
8.
Honour
your words: Your words are vital things that can give you power. When you don’t
stick to your words, you begin to lose power and recognition. Every leader or
potential leader of himself should work towards doing what he or she says. Your
words are your treasure which you can use to attract power to yourself.
9.
Prioritize
your life: Do what matters first, first things first. Have a scale of
preference and make a to do list.
10.
Embrace
change and diversity: Leadership is about change and being diverse gives you a
sense of fulfillment.
11.
Watch
out for your friends: Just as a good leader cannot function properly without
good followers, is the same with you when you move with negative friends. They
can never help you to realize your real self until you part ways with them.
Choose your friends wisely since you are the average of your first five
friends.
12.
Seek
support, guidance and mentors
13.
The
God factor: You surely cannot do it if
the master craftsman doesn’t come in. Inasmuch as you want to lead yourself,
you should also seek God’s approval over issues
Why is self leadership so important
1. Swift movement in all aspects. You are always
the winner man. Anyone who can lead himself well moves at a very high speed in
life.
2. You are embraced by the society:
Everyone is in search of people who can help them achieve great feats, you are
going to be a hot cake when everyone realizes how you are able to turn your
life around.
3. You live a fulfilled life. You
become a self actualized person
4. Good decision making skills
5. Avoid failures, escapes lives
teething troubles. Life becomes easy thereon.
6. Gets better results, life goals are
achieved.
7. Self leadership helps you to be
honest and truthful to one’s self and others since you know your strengths and
weakness. You become a reflection of yourself outside. When you tell yourself
the truth, you tell others too. Which is the beginning of true leadership.
Hindrances to self leadership
1. Temperate: Your inbuilt nature does
not just allow you to lead yourself. There are some people who cannot just make
decisions for themselves unless they consult others.
2. Not wanting to learn: Everything is
learnable under this sun and self leadership is not an exception. Take time out
to learn more about things that can help you to strive.
3. Low self esteem: Some people do not
just believe in themselves a bit. Alice walker adds, the most common way people
give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.
4. Procrastination
5. Laziness
6. Environmental issues
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