Adjectives that describe a leader....

Can a leader be a Sluggard?

Can a leader be a Sluggard?

Often times it is so easy to be easy on yourself and let your responsibilities lax. We can find ourselves thinking, "Oh, I can put that off until tomorrow! It will get done!" 

AND THEN

We get in a rut.

What we do is not our best.

It's not our utmost.

Can a leader really have this lifestyle? Can that individual have a sloppy, 

unscheduled, procrastinator life?

When I think about this, I often find myself guilty of these traits. What I find is that if I cannot manage my life to my best ability - 

if I put things off and do less than my best - 

if I choose the easy road and just go easy on myself about tasks and responsibilities - 

WHEN I DO THIS

Something Terrible Happens.....

My relationship with God dwindles.....

THIS IS NOT HEALTHY

As a leader - we are an example! People are going to be watching us and the scary thing is they will mimic us too! 

If we fail in our Relationship with God, we don't have our guide to lead.

When we are lazy with prayer and studying the Bible, we forget to be humble. We lose our Servant Mindset. 

We become

PRIDEFUL

NO a Leader cannot let himself be this way!

1 - God commands that we do our best! It glorifies Him! 

2 - God wants us to be good stewards!

3 - it is GOOD for US

4 - People are watching our actions and reactions.

5 - A sloppy job, room, desk, life - these all show what is going on in the heart and mind.

We need to strive to do OUR BEST! 

There is no room for a sluggard.

Be hard on yourself and not on others.

Be the leader God wants you to be.

 

Leadership Video - CollegePlus

CollegePlus! Leadership Series Video Essay - 2012 from Hulslander on Vimeo.

COLLEGEPLUS LEADERSHIP

I actually did some CollegePlus Leadership Courses and they were a GREAT help to me! I highly recommend their leadership courses.

I think this video does a great job in summing up key thoughts and principles about leadership. 

Prezi

Can a hypocritical leader be effective ?

This is a thought that has been in my mind this week. There have been so many leaders that have talked about great things - and yet they never meant to do them. They purposefully use their leadership as a chance of glory - or maybe as a chance to push THEIR thoughts and ideas without considering the thoughts of others.

Leadership should not be domineering. It should not be an act of tyranny.

The greatest leader that ever lived is Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Looking at how He lead - He did not push and yell and scream to get His way. He spoke the TRUTH from His heart. Not only that, but Christ also saturated His heart and mind with the WORD OF GOD. That to me is very convicting. 

Am I saturating my life with the Word of God? Am i SO prideful and bold, to think I can lead on my own. Sadly sometimes I think I am that way as I know are others. But there is a sure guide and leader that we can follow as we lead. It's God. It's His word. It's His Son's example. We have SUCH a resource and such a heavenly Father. We would be foolish and wise in our owns eyes if we did not let Him FIRST lead us. If we follow HIM - we can lead.

Great Leaders

Interviewing a Leader...

This is Kayla.

When deciding whom to choose to interview for my blog post, I began to think of those who stood out to me as having leadership qualities.

I instantly thought of Kayla.

I Skyped Kayla to ask her some questions about her viewpoint on leadership. In talking with her for over an hour, I was able to compile some thoughts and ideas of which i know will be helpful.

"Two Leadership Qualities"

LOYALTY

A leader must support the group he or she is leading

There must be a vision! It there is not vision the people will fall

NO STRUCTURE – recipe for disaster

They must set goals and act upon them

They must start something AND finish it

HONESTY

You cannot expect someone to follow you if they do not trust you.

Be open with what you are wanting to get across: it helps everyone be on the same page

They care about the people underneath them

"Accountability"

Leadership makes you accountable in walk with God

It pushes you to that next level

 Leadership should not be a reason for you to have your devotions - "doing it because that is what is expected of you."

 it should make you want to grow because God wants you to grow

Addressing people under you:

Before address something

1.     Don’t react with emotions

2.     Think through before confronting

3.     Look at why they didn’t do what you asked

4.     Have compassion

5.     Everything is not black and white

6.     Go to that person personally not through someone else

Goals:

A Leader should be a goal oriented and structured person

Set these Goals and encourage people along the way to get involved.

Help motivate people towards what your goal is.

Goal: A big thing – made into little things to reach the big thing.

Being a leader...

Leadership - It's a scary thought.....

Being in leadership can be a daunting thought. Well, it may not be for you, but it definitely is for me. There is so much responsibility and commitment that must be present in order for you to be an effective leader. But whether we like it or not - everyone is a leader is some way.

I'm not alone...

One thing is for sure, I am so glad that I am not alone in this. I have an ultimate guide who cares for me and will teach me how to lead those He has placed in my life. I think it's cool! God knows every person that will come across my path and placed them their for a reason! 

But sometimes I lose sight of "my ultimate guide and leader." I become scared because I view myself as going at all this alone.

• When I think of leadership I'm overwhelmed because:
• Everyone is different
• We all have different personalities
• Our backgrounds are different 
• What we believe is different
• We all view life differently

How can I effectively lead people if everyone view things so differently!?? What if people don't like me!? What if people don't listen to me?? What if I'm wrong. What if I lead them down the wrong road.

A leader is someone who is not afraid to follow or lead. Yes - that's right. A leader is a FOLLOWER and a LEADER. 

Welcome to my blog!

Hello and welcome to my blog!! I am hoping to use this blog as a resource for those who want to become the Leaders they need to be! I hope that this blog will be an encouragement to you. There is so much to be learned about leadership and there is such a great need for leaders now a days! This blog will show you that leadership is a servant mindset and is both leading and following.