What is self-leadership?
Fundamentally, leadership is a matter of purposeful influence. By definition, a leader has followers, people who follow the leaders convictions and direction. Leaders recognize and articulate the goals of a group. In contrast to management, leadership is outward focused, a Where are we going? mentality. Leaders are strong or weak based on the clarity of their vision and their ability to effectively communicate visions and goals to a group of followers. If leadership is about influencing others, then, self-leadership means challenging oneself to live according to convictions and goals. If leadership is about passing on vision through effective communication, self-leadership means living out vision through effective understanding of personal goals and visions. Self-leadership begins with a mental aspect. A self-leader recognizes goals and has a determined plan for how to reach those goals. This is not an overnight awakening, but rather a long process of analyzing oneself and the surround
