Learning, Loving & Leading, these words resonated with me when
I saw this picture of Bill Gates. His glasses frames looked ordinary his
shirt and tie looked similar to the ones I had in my wardrobe, however at the
time of writing this article (2015) his net worth was $79 billion and mine,
probably a few thousand dollars. I asked myself what makes this man so
different from me; at that point I concluded to myself that his level of value based knowledge and subsequently his network was far greater than mine.
Later that evening, I went grocery shopping and the cashier at the
checkout was a woman probably in her late thirties. I asked myself what
differentiates this woman from highly successful Marisa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo.
Could it be because she could not afford a university education, or maybe in
fact she did attend University but wasn't able to find a good paying
job. Whatever the case may be, in my opinion the difference between highly
successful people and others is the difference in the amount of value based knowledge and networks successful people have that other don't.
If this is the case, I have a good chance to be successful if I keep learning the right things and
developing my networks.
However, imagine you become the most successful person on earth
with all the money, network and fame but you have no passion or feel no
purpose for your life, this could lead to a feeling of unfulfillment, depression, and lack of will to live. Ever wondered why seemingly successful people with
perfect lives commit suicide? Love is the foundation of life; love is what gives you a genuine
concern for a particular cause, hobby, career, person etc. Love is what gives
your life a meaning and without love, life is incomplete. But how do
you find that pure love from which every other thing flows. This in my opinion
can be achieved by developing an intimate knowledge yourself, your values and
attaining a spiritual awareness of your purpose in life.
As you learn and build connections that results to some
success and you discover and explore your passions out of love that leads to
a fulfillment in your life, you may want to share your philosophies
or ideas with others. Encourage those that need encouragement,
inspire those that need inspiration and set an example for those around you to
follow. This in my opinion is leading. Great leaders identify the potential in those around them
and inspire them to achieve greatness. What legacy will you leave behind after
your time on this earth is over? Today, stories of great men such as Nelson
Mandela, Sir Isaac Newton, and Martin Luther King, Jr. still inspire and
motivate people. These men in their grave still contribute to helping people
make the most of their lives. Observing closely the lives of these
great men you can see that they, learnt, loved and led.
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