By Kenny Marschner
One of the most important things about being a leader is believing in yourself and what you do. Even if I’m not the best at something (like juggling or roller skating), I have to be able to have confidence in myself about the possibility of something. That means that I have to believe in myself and believe in what I become. To do so, when you think about yourself, the first questions that you need to answer: Who am I? What do I do? Why am I doing this? What can I be?
Who are you? That’s the priority that we all need to answer first. Without it, we won’t know what our goals are or how to improve ourselves. Leaders know what kind of person they are and use that to determine what direction they take in life.
What do you do? That’s completely up to you. The direction that you take yourself in life is what makes us special. A leader knows what they’re doing and believes in their efforts, but more importantly, can see an end result.
Why are you doing that? Everyone’s motivation for doing something is different. Maybe I want to look cool, or I want money, or I want to help humanity. In order to fully commit to your goals, you need motivation and a reason. You need to see the light at the end of the tunnel. A good leader can envision and believe in why they are doing something and the end result of their efforts.
And last, but not least, what can you be? When you finish your essay that you have been working on for the past few nights, what will you be? When you successfully open and run your own company, what will you be? A leader knows their starting point to their end point and they understand who they’ll become afterwards.The key to it all is putting all of the steps together.