You are a leader. Leadership is not about where you come from, what you have done with your life, or where you are going.
Leadership is about self-care.
To lead other people, you must take care of yourself. You must be there for you, especially when things are not going well for you.
According to Dale Carnegie, ‘The first step toward success is identifying your own leadership strengths.’
‘Successful leaders today involve employees in all aspects of the work process: design, manufacture, inventory, marketing. Leaders create teams. They don’t issue orders from above. Leaders realize that the employees who actually do the work can actually make decisions.’
‘Treat people like people.’
‘Motivation can never be forced. People have to want to do a good job.’
‘There’s nothing more effective and rewarding than showing a genuine interest in other people.’
‘Be quick to admit mistakes and slow to criticize. Above all, be constructive.’
‘Step outside yourself to discover what’s important to someone else.’
‘No one can possibly know everything. Listening to others is the single best way to learn.’
‘Team players are the leaders of tomorrow.’
‘The greatest reward a leader can achieve– the greatest legacy a leader can leave- is a group of talented, self-confident, and cooperative people, who are themselves ready to lead.’
Source:
Dale Carnegie (1993). The Leader in You: How to Win Friends, Influence People and Succeed in a Changing World
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