It’s Time to Embrace Your Unique Leadership

Alternative ways of conceiving of leadership include the idea of servant-leadership or authentic leadership.

For instance, according to Robert Greenleaf who launched the modern servant-leadership movement,

“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. That person is sharply different from one who is leader first, perhaps because of the need to assuage an unusual power drive or to acquire material possessions.”

In his article What is Servant Leadership, Joshua 스크람 Partogi put it this way:

“You are not the center of the attention, the people whom you are serving should be the center of the attention.”

Entertain the possibility that to become a leader, you need to step into your own unique leadership in service of others.

Consider these words by legendary choreographer Martha Graham to her protégé, dancer Agnes de Mille:

“There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. If you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it.”

The same is true for yourself.

You have skills, talents and life experiences that are unique in their combination.

These can create exceptional value for others. They can also help you connect with your passion and purpose.

With all that being said, let’s move on to…

Grab a pen and paper. 📝Then, take a moment to go through the following process.

(If you want to get the most out of this or if you're afraid of getting stuck, get the "Taking Action Worksheets" and begin by filling those out.)

• Write down 3 areas in your life where you could be more in your leadership
  For instance: “I often hold myself back in my writing and don't really express my opinions. I could change that. I also could take a more active role in the movement I'm involved in. I could also be more active when it comes to structuring this project I'm doing with my friends, and make more direct suggestions."
  
  
• Pick one of these
  For instance: “Let’s begin with my writing."
  
  
• What would it look like to be more in your leadership in this area?
  Be as concrete as possible. Vague descriptions are not going to be that helpful. For instance: “I have already written a few articles where I'm more opinionated. I could publish those on Medium. In the future, when I write, I can aim to be 10% more direct than in my old articles."
  
  
• Commit to one doable task, schedule it into your calendar and DO IT
  For instance: “So, I wrote a justice-related article. I could publish that on Medium by the end of the week. That's what I'll commit to."