Being a good leader involves a number of qualities, and out of them, the most important is self-esteem. Thinking like a leader is most of the times driven by logic, which they develop through the vigorous process of learning and teaching. If you are one of those people who wish to develop leadership qualities, then the first point that you need to focus is your self-esteem.
Self-esteem is a part of self-confidence that you need to develop from within. Only, if you are confident about your thoughts and thinking you can be a good leader. If you look forward to people to help you develop your personality, you should not allow people to overpower your image, as they would not have a clue about your life and your thinking. Also, the person whom you might be looking up to might have a flawed thinking that would not be of much help to you.
Developing your own way of thinking and implying it in your actions can help you develop self-esteem and also leadership qualities. First, get this fact into your mind that you cannot please people no matter what you do. You should learn how to lead your life according to your principles and your wishes. Learn how to take decisions and how to stick to them. This will help you in raising your self-confidence level and also help you develop leadership qualities.
Work out on things that you are good at. This will help you in understanding your inner strengths and making proper use of them. Every person is born with some gifts, and developing these helps you find your source of life and expand your interest with time. Understand these gifts and work on them so that you can excel in your interest and get a better hold on them.
If you are dependent on other people for your actions, then grow up. Being dependent on others will only lower your self-esteem, and you would never be able to come to terms with yourself. It is important that you make your decisions and understand what is good for you and what is not. This will help you in realizing what you want from life and how you can work to make it possible.
Being a leader in your own way is something that makes you feel positive about yourself. Make yourself different from the crowd and have your goals set. Focus on your aims in life and look for ways in which you can achieve what you want. Always work on things that will help you improve your knowledge and ways of applying this knowledge.
Working in a traditional way will just make you one among the crowd. If you want to stand apart from the crowd then make your voice reach the crowds by doing something innovate, which is possible with the self-esteem you develop with time. Leadership and self-esteem are not in born qualities, you need to work out on them and develop them in a way that your presence is recognized by the masses.
Source: http://www.healthguidance.org/authors/733/Jonathan-Pitts
