The Price of Leadership.

 I have heard many leaders say it can be lonely at the top. The road to success is often narrow and lonely. While there are many who enjoy the perks of being in the limelight, very few are able to bare the consequences of doing the right things. It is even harder on leaders when the right decisions are not the popular ones . Great leaders base their actions on how posterity will judge them and not scoring cheap points by satisfying only the present. Doing the right thing is not a talent, it is a choice every leader has to make. We make those choices  by first leading ourselves exceptionally before trying to lead others. When others see results in our lives they will follow without any reminders of positional authority over them. Great leaders have had causes that they believed in - the world celebrates Nelson Mandela today because he fought for a cause that he believed in and  was in prison for 27 years. Mother Theresa, a woman full of love for the less privileged made a huge impact in their lives.  Malala a young girl from Pakistan was shot and risked her life to promote freedom for other girls to be educated. Soldiers have given up their lives so that we can live freely today. For all the things we enjoy today, a  price had to be paid.
 What cause are you passionate about? Do you know that you can make a difference. You are a solution to your national, regional or local problems. Your ideas may help solve the problems facing the world today such as poverty,  food shortage, AIDS, energy crisis, financial instability. You dont have to wait for permission to start doing what you see in your mind and feel in your heart. Time is running out, the world needs you. There is something special about you that only you can offer.The only thing you cannot do is what you have not tried to do. You matter and you can make a difference.

We remember Nelson Mandela in our thoughts and prayers as he recovers.

I'll like to hear your thoughts and experiences.