So I'm driving home today, it's cold, snowing, and I'm streaming YouTube on my phone. I'm thinking about this blog, about life, and about my future. And I began to think about these 3 qualities, that every leader needs. So here it goes:
3. Assertiveness
Are you assertive? When you need to get something done, do you? Or do you back down? Being assertive is a necessary leadership quality. When you need to get it done, it needs to get done. Don't be afraid to do, act, or ask. To be an effective leader, and an effective man, you need to learn to assert yourself when necessary. Now this isn't an excuse to be a bully or chauvinistic, it's a call to soldiering.
2. Decisiveness
Are you decisive? or do you stand there staring up into the sky waiting for someone else to think? Men need to be decisive in their action, their direction and in their conviction. They need this in the home with their families, in their job, and in their life. So if this is new to you, or you're bad at it; practice makes perfect.
1. Confidence
Are you confident? Because you need to be. You need to be confident in your faith, in yourself, and your abilities. You also need to be confident in your worth. As a child of God, you're valued. So carry yourself like it. Be confident, and others will follow.
As soldiers we need to be assertive, decisive, and confident in who we are and what we are doing. Don't worry about the naysayers, and critics. opinions are like [insert noun here], everybody's got one. Let it go, and focus on the mission. And remember, God gives us all a mission, and he gives us the tools to get it done.
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