All of us are special and we have qualities that are
unique in our context. Those specialties
impact our family and friends, our jobs and the contribution we give to the
community. Specialties define us in
relation to how others see us and also how we feel about life, and can
therefore become valuable components for self-esteem.
A normal person can experience qualities that help
harmonise relationships, increase self-esteem and attain some success, but a
leader is one whose specialties will motivate others.
Many years ago, I had the chance to be with Dadi
Prakashmani, the then Administrative Head of the Brahma Kumaris[1]. We were in a car, without translator; Dadi
spoke very little English and I spoke very little Hindi. This would be a problem for many people trying
to communicate, but not for us …
Going beyond words and cultures, she gave me the best
leadership seminar and the greatest inspirations ever, all in about an
hour. This is because it came from her
own life, and from those specialties that flowed and influenced her words as
the powerful leader she was. In fact, I don’t
remember what she said as much as how she said.
By being a leader, a person does not need to talk too
much. Actions and behaviour will do all
the speaking, since the leader’s specialties will resonate with the others’
hearts.
(Excerpt from the book 82 Reasons to be a Leader)
[1] Dadi Prakashmani (c.1920 – 2007)
was an Indian woman of Sindhi origin who administered the Brahma Kumaris World
Spiritual University from 1969 until the time to her death 38 years later. The number of students increased from about
3,000 to almost a million during that period.
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