| Who, How, and When are leaders formed and what | | | | to lead, and we are all given different talents that can |
| defines a leader and separates them from the rest of | | | | be nurtured and exercised in order to reach their |
| the crowd? These are some of the questions that I | | | | potential. But even if we are born with the natural ability |
| am faced with as a mentor in my field. I am constantly | | | | to lead, there are still choices to be made in order to |
| looking for leaders. I am looking for those who are | | | | nurture and harness that ability. Just because someone |
| willing to and have the ability to step up and take a | | | | is incredibly athletic doesn't mean that they choose to |
| stand for their own life and the lives of many other | | | | be the next Michael Jordan of our time. People |
| ambitious entrepreneurs. In finding some of these | | | | CHOOSE to be leaders. It is something that is learned, |
| leaders I also run into so many others who have the | | | | and not taught. One has to want to lead, in order to be |
| desire to be a leader of many, but aren't really willing to | | | | a leader. We are not born with the ability to lead.....we |
| take the opportunities that are handed to them to do | | | | are given the opportunities to lead. We are not born |
| so. | | | | courageous, we are given opportunities to be |
| So the questions lies: Are leaders born with the gift of | | | | courageous. |
| leadership? I have been to seminars and workshop | | | | It is by acting on those opportunities we are faced with |
| that were designed to attempt on creating leaders out | | | | everyday, opportunities to demonstrate our leadership, |
| of the people who attend. Can you create a leader, on | | | | is what makes us a leader. I once heard that you do |
| your time, as a mentor? Can you teach leadership to | | | | not fail all at once. It is not one sudden moment where |
| someone who has a burning desire? Is there a course | | | | everything comes crashing down. It is one small |
| that can instruct leadership and speed up the process? | | | | moment after another over a longer period of time |
| I mean, we have all seen it. In a group of children, it is | | | | that causes our ultimate failure. The same goes with |
| very clear which ones have the natural ability to lead. Is | | | | leadership. It is one small, or large act of leadership at a |
| it the same for adults? | | | | time over a long period of time that turns followers into |
| I think that many people are born with the natural ability | | | | leaders. |