follow the leader

history has provided us with many glimpses of what leadership should look like:

George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Gen Robert E. Lee

What makes these names stand out from the rest?
(good)Leaders have many qualities and characteristics:
Honesty
Humility
Wisdom
The ability when required to go against the crowd
Love others
Put others needs above their own
Soft spoken yet direct
Self-control
courage
Those are qualities I look for in a leader

Our spheres of influence are usually much bigger than we think. My sphere of influences:
My family/friends
church/dgroups/crash

Each leader has a gift or more than one which they have in abundance. some of the ways I lead are:
using my creativity to think outside the box
Music is another area in which I can lead
Writing

I do not think waiting for some day is wise As Max Lucado said in one of his books "If you don't do it.... No one else will"

Fear is one of the most potent pot-holes in the road of leadership
Fear of failure
Fear of being inadequate
Fear of being made fun of
Fear of being rejected

to be a leader one must move in spite of any fears you may have that's called courage.

I would not want some one to follow me. I have heard many times a good phrase that I'll leave you with:
"Don't follow me... BUT... Follow who(Christ) I follow."