Leading Yourself Preceeds Leading Others

Leadership is Influence.  And each of of us is a leader to someone – even the most introverted person will influence at least 7,500 people in their lifetime.  Knowing this fact, I have made the commitment to be a life-long learner.  One of my core life values is to continue to sharpen myself and better myself to better lead myself, to in-turn lead/influence others to the best of my ability.  The exact moment that I think I’ve got it figured out, that is the moment my leadership will begin to faulter.

Since I’ve started in pastoral ministry, I’ve made it a point to set aside some time in my schedule to look after and improve upon my leadership development.  Since that time, I’ve taken one full day a month to shadow or follow a leader that I respect and admire.  In the years past, it may vary from going through a leadership book or taking time to meet a leader over lunch and talk about leadership principles.  It has been a worthwhile plan for me that has been more beneficial to me than I can put into words.

One of the best events for me and my personal leadership development has been Catalyst:

I would highly recommend Catalyst to anyone who is looking to learn from from some of the bestleaders in the country - Andy Stanley, Rob Bell, Reggie Joiner, John Maxwell, Gabe Lyons, Jim Collins, Steven Furtick, Francis Chan, Dave Ramsey and many many more.  This event will change your life and perspective on the importance of self-leadership.

May you be a life long learner and learn to better lead yourself as you influence others throughout your life.