What Makes A Leader?

I meet and see a lot of self proclaimed “leaders.”

It’s almost as if everyone these days has been given the title of a “leader.”

You don’t have to go through too many Twitter bios or Facebook profiles to see the term “leader” being used.

While it’s a title we like to use, I wonder, what really makes a “leader.”

A leader is not…

• A leader is not someone that decides one day to put “leader” in their bio.
• A leader is not someone that has been given the title by the people around them.
• A leader is not even, necessarily, someone in a position of power.
• A leader is not someone who manipulates people into getting a task completed.

A leader is…

• A leader is someone that makes the people around them better.
• A leader is someone who leads people to a unified goal.
• A leader is someone who cares about the people they lead and invest in their lives.
• A leader is someone who’s willing to do the work and not take the credit.
• A leader is someone who makes decisions with others’ interest at heart.
• A leader gets results