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You are a great communicator. Always able to articulate your thoughts clearly and effectively. Sounds like a leader to me.

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Well, I wished you’d have invited me to comment sooner, but no better time than the present. I watched your video and am not surprised by the level of maturity and awareness of self you’ve displayed. I can truly say that you are more than you know.

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This is my final video for this Portfolio :(. Please go check it out as I share a lot if insights on the making of this Padlet and many details. Thanks for everything guys !

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Most meaningful post for me -by Mariel Warden 

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Most meaningful post for me -by Mariel Warden 

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How will I continue to use my Leadership Portfolio as I continue my growth path as a Christian leader?

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How will I continue to use my Leadership Portfolio as I continue my growth path as a Christian leader?

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I have compiled a lot of useful information in this portfolio, not only for others but also for myself. I plan on coming back often and reminding myself what I should be aiming at. I will see what God wants me to become. I will also see how I'm growing as a person and overcoming my weaknesses.

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Based on what I have learned from Transactional and Transformational Leadership, which traits do I consider a strength in my life and which would I need to strengthen? Explain why.

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Based on what I have learned from Transactional and Transformational Leadership, which traits do I consider a strength in my life and which would I need to strengthen? Explain why.

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Investigating more about Transactional and Transformational Leadership helped me notice that I am naturally more of a transactional leader. I don't really get involved personally with the people I'm supposed to help, but I am very good at assigning tasks, motivating and being clear on my expectations.

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Based on what I have learned about Christian Leadership, how would I sum up God’s calling in my life?

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Based on what I have learned about Christian Leadership, how would I sum up God’s calling in my life?

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After learning so much in this portfolio, I firmly believe that God wants me to be a leader. However, I don't think he means for that to happen now. God still has a lot to prepare me for, and I will be patient and accept anything he wants to teach me so I can become the best version of myself and honor him in any way possible.

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What learnings do I take with myself after compiling all the knowledge I have built in my leadership portfolio?

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What learnings do I take with myself after compiling all the knowledge I have built in my leadership portfolio?

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After all this time having to keep a portfolio about leadership, I have learned leadership more than ever! Having to investigate about role models and biblical integrations for homework has forced me to actually learn, but to also have fun while learning. I've learned that the Bible is a wonderful source to look for leadership role models. Also, I have learned so much more about myself and my potential as a leader. Now I know how to improve my skills and become a better leader for the future.

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Sad news :(
This Portfolio is soon coming to an end. In the next few posts I will be sharing my experience while making this Portfolio. Please take some time to read it and I hope you enjoy it :).

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Make sure to follow other Padlets as well! Here is my friend Mariel's padlet. Go check it out right now! You won't regret it. It is full of knowledge and wisdom.

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Make sure to follow other Padlets as well! Here is my friend Mariel's padlet. Go check it out right now! You won't regret it. It is full of knowledge and wisdom.

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Next, I will be posting some videos rewinding of previously learned laws of leadership. Make sure to go check them out!

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Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity.  All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.

1 Corinthians 13:12 NLT

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Our Leadership teacher assigned us some homework to identify our Leadership Style! Go check out my work!

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Create a new document and edit with others at the same time -- from your computer, phone or tablet. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Docs to edit Word files. Free from Google.

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Today I will be sharing four main aspects of a Transformational Leader. 

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Today I will be sharing four main aspects of a Transformational Leader. 

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Please take the time to listen to the four recorded audios since they are very informational.

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"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!"

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After reading about Transactional and Transformational Leadership...

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After reading about Transactional and Transformational Leadership...

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After reading about Transactional and Transformational Leadership, which one of these leaders would you like to become? Write it down in the comments!

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- Inspires to a greater commitment.
- Empowers to extraordinary achievements.
- Responds to the individual needs of each follower. It is considered an active style of leadership.
- Stimulates them to
develop their own
leadership ability.
PEOPLE ORIENTED LEADER

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- Motivates by offering rewards or the application of corrective measures.
- Based on an exchange between the leader and his followers.
- Sets Expectations: The leader and each subordinate determine what each expects of each other and they act accordingly.
- The leader accommodates himself to monitor performance
- Only intervenes to correct irregularities, errors, exceptions and deviations from the norm.
- Prefers not to assume responsibilities.
TASK ORIENTED LEADER

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Test yourself! Comment your results and opinions!

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Test yourself! Comment your results and opinions!

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Leadership Skills Test

Want to know whether you have what it takes to lead others? Excellent leaders bring out the best in the people around them. It takes a certain natural tendency combined with learned skills to be a good leader. While some people are certainly not cut out to head up a group, others just need a boost from some leadership training courses. The following assessment will evaluate your Leadership Skills and Style - whether you possess the personality traits and skills that characterize good leaders.

The following assessment will evaluate whether you possess the personality traits and skills that characterize good leaders. In order to receive the most accurate results, please answer each question as honestly as possible. If you come across a situation you have never experienced before, answer according to how you think you would behave in such a situation.

After finishing the test, you will receive a Snapshot Report with an introduction, a graph and a personalized interpretation for one of your test scores. You will then have the option to purchase the full results.

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Leadership Skills Test Want to know whether you have what it takes to lead others? Excellent leaders bring out the best in the people around them. It takes a certain natural tendency combined with learned skills to be a good leader.

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WOW! I didn't know these things either! You should check it out!

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WOW! I didn't know these things either! You should check it out!

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Oftentimes, you are able to see and make sense of things after the moment has passed. As someone who is passionate about leadership and change, these are topics I naturally reflect on when I have the space and time.

Here are some reflections on leadership that I was better able to realize when looking back on my experiences in various leadership positions I've held in business and in life.

1. Your attitude affects everyone

As humans, we have the ability to identify and mirror the emotions and feelings of others as they are experiencing them. So, if you are feeling stressed out and angry over something, that may contribute to how you make others feel. If you doubt yourself and complain more than problem solve, that energy will trickle through to those around you. In short, as a leader, your attitude affects everyone.

I remember one year on the day of a major fundraising event at the organization I ran, the fundraising team was frazzled and stressed out with last-minute to-dos. I was also stressed out from realizing an important detail wasn't put in place prior to the event. As a result, our entire team was stressed, and this stress marked the entire first half of the day. As a leader, my behavior and attitude was perhaps the most influential to an already stressed group. Luckily, I had a co-leader that was calm about everything and helped balance out the frazzled energy of the crew.
[Related: How to Adjust Your Attitude at Work in 2 Minutes]
So, when you show up to an event or walk into the office for the day, know that however you feel can set the tone for those around you. It can mean the difference between people feeling excited and motivated about the day vs. unmotivated and grim. You have the power to create the environment you want to create.

2. Vision is a key pillar to success

People need to understand where things are headed. I used to think vision was more "fluff", and that it didn't need as much time as the "doing" work and execution. I was once an active volunteer of an organization with dynamic people who were excellent leaders in many ways. However, whenever I asked what the vision was for the work, nobody could really define it clearly. And when they did provide an answer, the vision would change from conversation to conversation, like a moving target. This had a really demotivating effect on me, and I slowly lost interest in what it was I was doing there.

To keep people following, there is an aspect of needing to help them understand the possibility of a future, and what could be different and compelling about that future. As a leader, you have to give people an answer to the question, Why? Otherwise, they will not be able to connect the doing of the present moment to the overall purpose or goal.

3. Do not compromise self-care

The importance of self-care is something we are hearing more and more about, and it is a topic that I have been stressing in my recent posts.

In the non-profit world, many organizations are influenced by the baby boomer attitude. This attitude is very much tied to the idea of having to "fight the fight", and that if you don't, you are not seen as being really committed to the cause. The sentiment is not much different in corporate America. I often hear complaints from professional women that it doesn't look good in their business culture to come to work at 9 and then leave a bit after 5 p.m. After all, how are they ever to move up? Many feel that it is expected of them to put in longer hours, even at a cost to their own well-being.

The problem with this attitude is that it sets people up for burning out and for potentially deeply compromising their own energy which they bring to their work (see point #1). Ariana Huffington writes a lot about what it means to be successful and balanced in her new book, Thrive, where she talks about installing sleeping pods at her company so that employees can get rest if they need it during the workday.

If you are not taking care of yourself as a leader, you are not setting a good example for your team members to take care of themselves either. This can result in feelings of guilt, resentment and burnout amongst your team. Moreover, you may start to resent your own situation and the work as well. But if you show up rested and ready to go, you will be that much more empowered to lead and really perform. If you are a naysayer in this department, I assure you that work and proper self-care can coexist. I know many successful women from corporate banking to non-profit that have succeeded in instituting very good structures to honor their self-care. I will be featuring some of them in the blog posts to come.
[Related: Overcoming Overwhelm In Your Life and Business]
4. Follow-through builds trust, which builds leadership

Ever have those team members who constantly drop the ball? How do you feel about them? Feel like following them, or pushing them off a cliff? This point is something I learned from a colleague of mine while volunteering for an organization right out of college. She was a very talented person who always said she would get something to me by a certain date. That date would come and go, and she consistently would not meet the deadline. When asked about it, she would get defensive and blame it on her circumstances and her upcoming trip, instead of apologizing and realizing how her follow-through was affecting the next steps of the entire project. She eventually owned her accountability and admitted to the shortfall and openly stated that this was something she was working on.

Contrary to that, I had the pleasure of working with a leader at another organization who always followed through on what she said she would do. It was rare that a ball was ever dropped. And if she wasn't able to do something on time, she would inform you prior to the date and re-negotiate the timeline. This behavior built great trust between us, and she was consequently seen as a credible and trustworthy leader in the organization.

I remember the first time I was asked to teach a dance class for a school I had been learning in for some time. I was only dancing for a few years and did not feel ready at all. I was placed in front of the class with minimal guidance. At first I resented the fact I was in this position. I didn't feel ready at all. I tripped my way forward and improvised to get through the classes, only to realize in the end that I knew enough to actually teach the content to my students. Not only that, I discovered I was pretty good at teaching.
[Related: Using Visualization to Take Your Results to the Next Level]
As it turned out, teaching was something that helped develop my comfort in being in front of people, and later helped me greatly as a leader in my career. It is great to have a plan, and to be properly trained and prepared. However, in the world of entrepreneurship, that mode of working can sometimes seem like a luxury. Learning to make do and move on the fly was one of the most helpful muscles I had a chance to exercise that contributed to me being able to lead confidently through ambiguity. Feeling discomfort stretched me in a way I hadn't been stretched before. And neuroscience tells us that this kind of stretching builds the neural networks that make it possible (and even less uncomfortable) to maneuver through other changes and unknowns.

What surprising things did you realize about leadership after you became a leader? What would you recommend to emerging leaders going forward? I'd love to hear your thoughts!
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5 Things I Didn't Realize About Leadership

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Oftentimes, you are able to see and make sense of things after the moment has passed. As someone who is passionate about leadership and change, these are topics I naturally reflect on when I have the space and time.

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It's important to go back to the basics from time to time!

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It's important to go back to the basics from time to time!

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Below I have attached a link to an article talking about "What is Leadership?" Enjoy!

https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_41.htm

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Good and Bad Leaders Essay (Go check it out!)

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Good and Bad Leaders Essay (Go check it out!)

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Create a new document and edit with others at the same time -- from your computer, phone or tablet. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Docs to edit Word files. Free from Google.

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I learned a lot through this video. You should watch it too!

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I learned a lot through this video. You should watch it too!

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4 Powerful Qualities All Influential Leaders Have

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This is a blog I found about leadership! I will read it every time the author posts something. You should go check it out!

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Guest post by Steven K. Gold, M.D.:

Leadership is all about decision and action. As leaders, our goal is to make the best decisions

that lead to the most productive actions. As the world becomes less certain, even highly unpredictable, how do we go about optimizing our chances for success?

Fortunately, we have a group of experienced leaders who have been grappling with the challenges of uncertainty for many years: successful entrepreneurs.

For over 20 years, I have studied entrepreneurs. As an academic and as a thought leader, I have conducted studies of thousands of entrepreneurs of all kinds, on three continents. This has included embedding myself within various accelerator programs to observe the daily (and even moment-to-moment) decisions and actions of successful and unsuccessful entrepreneurs. This led to the idea of Smart Experiments.

Experiments are investments of a first set of available resources that produce a second (hopefully more valuable) set of resources. I use the term "resources" broadly, and they include human connections (networks), knowledge, experience, expertise, and ability to influence others, among many others. Resources are the foundation of experiments.

Experiments - like everything else in life - can be done poorly or well. Despite this, most of us have never been taught how to do an experiment in a way that predisposes to success. Expert entrepreneurs, on the other hand, have developed and mastered a particular process that I refer to as a Smart Experiment.

Smart Experiments are done in an ongoing cycle that includes four steps:

1) DESIGN. Entrepreneurs always look around to assess their available resources. What resources do I have - human connections, material, knowledge, experiences, expertise, finances, etc. - that I can combine in creative ways to design a possible experiment? Entrepreneurs make formal and informal lists (referred to as Opportunity Registers) of all of their possible experiments, based on the resources they have at hand. Expert entrepreneurs like having many opportunities, and options.

2) DECIDE. Given a long list of possible experiments, entrepreneurs categorize them. They do this continuously, and are always reassessing their resources in light of the results of ongoing experiments. Any possible experiment that has been Designed in Step 1 can be placed into one of four categories: a) do it now, b) do it later, c) find a partner, or d) forget about it. This prioritization determines what happens next.

3) DE-RISK. Before embarking on the "do it now" experiments, entrepreneurs de-risk their experiments. This means that they identify the most likely potential causes for failure, and prepare for them in advance of doing the experiment. This step recognizes that certain easily predictable and fixable issues can make a big difference, and they are addressed up front. This predisposes any given experiment to success.

4) DELIVER. Only then do entrepreneurs do the experiment, which almost always involves a series of small steps. Since every experiment is an investment of resources intended to secure (more valuable) resources, expert entrepreneurs harvest all of the value that results from any given experiment. They do not leave value on the table.

We can each choose to do our experiments poorly or well. Doing Smart Experiments - and helping others to do them properly - increases chances for successful outcomes. The best entrepreneurs encourage everyone around them to do Smart Experiments.

Here are a few take-away lessons for leaders:

First, Smart Experiments involve thought and action. Entrepreneurs rarely get stuck in "analysis paralysis" because they break down risky activities into less risky, small steps. Instead of jumping across a room, they take it a step at a time. By taking a step at a time they increase the likelihood that each step will go well, and they are much more likely to make it across the room - even if they encounter an obstacle. Obstacles (representing uncertainties) are easy to walk around, and much harder if you fly right into them. This is one way that expert entrepreneurs deal with uncertainty.

Second, the best entrepreneurs understand that succeeding and failing are two sides of the same coin. Smart Experiments, using prioritization and risk mitigation, mean that our failures become smaller. That said, failures do occur, and are expected to occur. If an entrepreneur is not failing at least a good portion of the time (remember, they are taking small steps and so these are relatively small failures - or learning adventures), this means the entrepreneur is probably not trying hard enough.

So why is it great to lead with Smart Experiments? First, understanding resources is the best way to understand the value you have to invest. The more you have to invest, the more you are likely to reap greater returns. Second, Smart Experiments prioritize those actions that make the most sense - to do now, do later, partner, or not do at all. Smaller steps that make up Smart Experiments are also easier to get started with, and to make successful. When things go awry, as they often do in uncertain environments, smaller steps lead to smaller failures, which protect resources. All of this predisposes to a higher probability of success, which has a dramatic compounding effect.

Leading with Smart Experiments means one more thing: prioritizing intelligent action over results. If people are empowered to do their best, to do their best experiments, then they are pursuing their potential. They will succeed much of the time, and fail at other times, both of which are indicators of effort. With this in mind, celebrate Smart Experiments. Teach Smart Experiments. Be a role model for Smart Experiments.

Steven K. Gold, M.D., is the author of HOW WE SUCCEED: Making Good Things Happen Through The Power Of Smart Experiments. He is Chairman of Gold Global Advisors, a firm that advises leaders and teams in the science of sustainable success. For more information, please visit https://www.stevenkgold.com/.

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Guest post by Steven K. Gold, M.D.: Leadership is all about decision and action. As leaders, our goal is to make the best decisions that lead to the most productive actions. As the world becomes less certain, even highly unpredictable, how do we go about optimizing our chances for success?

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Do you really think working hard to become a good leader is worth it? If so, why? If not, why not?

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"The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet."
- Theodore M. Hesburgh

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"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."
- Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder

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"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."
- John Quincy Adams

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Leaders must be encouraging and patient

Leaders are role models, so many people will come to them when in need of a word of encouragement. Leaders know the importance of having everyone focused and perceptive to be able to effectively reach their goal. They recognize that their group is filled with different people, and some of them need more encouragement and patience than others. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 shows this perfectly.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

“And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.”

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Leaders are humble and receive advice

Good leaders now that they can’t have all the answers, and are humble enough to accept correction and advice. They know that more suggestions signify limitless opportunities and ideas. Leaders accept new ideas to improve their work and achieve goals. Proverbs 11:14 shows this perfectly.

Proverbs 11:14
“Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is victory.”

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Leaders are honest and have integrity

The Bible has taught all men that honesty is a crucial value. However, this is more important to leaders. People look up to leaders and have them as role models. Every good quality leaders have, their followers will copy. Proverbs 16:12 shows this perfectly.

Proverbs 16:12
“It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts, For a throne is established on righteousness.”

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"Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect."

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Inspires its followers to a greater commitment that leads to extraordinary achievements and, in the process, empowers them and stimulates them to develop their own leadership ability.
Responds to the individual needs of each follower.

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The Biggest Influencer and Transformational Leader is...

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The Biggest Influencer and Transformational Leader is...

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JESUS!!
The principles of leadership in the life and ministry of Jesus continue to be those that the rest of known figures have applied and made them transcend.

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And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

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Everyone can influence on others, no matter who they are or what they do.
We are called to be people of influence wherever we go.
We just need others around us, for us to influence on them.

Write down below if you consider yourself an influencer or not!

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This is a leadership Instagram page that I follow, which posts really good quotes about leadership and is very helpful.

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This is a leadership Instagram page that I follow, which posts really good quotes about leadership and is very helpful.

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Phrases, thoughts and reflections I learned and want to remember

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Phrases, thoughts and reflections I learned and want to remember

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- “But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant.” Matthew 20:26
- “If a king judges the poor with truth, His throne will be established forever.”
Proverbs 29:14
- “Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.” Philippians 2:3

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- Jesus
- My dad. He is kind of an expert in the topic; I even attached a link to his business Instagram page.

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Traits I consider I need to strengthen and would like to have

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Traits I consider I need to strengthen and would like to have

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- Responsible
- Long-term thinker
- Self-motivated
- Confident
- Emotionally Stable
- Decisive
- Dependable
- Loyal

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- Good communication skills
- Visionary
- Sociable and people-oriented
- Just
- Unselfish and kind
- Enthusiast
- Takes the initiative