Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- In the light of the tremendous pressures placed upon leadership and its role in both the secular and religious worlds, it is a general principle that we can influence and lead others only so far as we ourselves have experienced the rites of passage. The person most likely to be successful is the one who leads, not by merely pointing the way but by having trodden the path herself. We are leaders to the extent that we inspire others to follow us.
Almost everyone is called to lead in some capacity or the other. A father leads his family, parents leads their children, a teacher leads students, a pastor leads the church, everyone leads someone. The person you follow determines your inspiration and aspirations.
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