I’ve always wanted to be a leader. I mow the lawn and take out the trash. I pay the bills. I’ve fed the dog and picked up the poop, just like a good leader should.
But I’m no leader.
I know this because I’ve been reading blogs about the subject. I’m finding out that true leaders can write and master multi-step action plans that make them superhumanly productive. They select and nourish positive, reinforcing team members around themselves. They demonstrate unequalled zest for adventure in their personal lives. Their professional success generates surplus income sufficient to spawn multiple non-profit organizations.
Does that describe me? Nope. I’m an un-leader. Here are some blog-harvested leadership skills I haven’t quite mastered:
- How to be a responsive person
- How to train my brain
- How to become a better communicator
- How to say “no”
- How to promote myself
- How to become a champion
- How to build my own “platform”
…oh…and this one…
- How to not feel overwhelmed
See?
I’m an un-leader because I can’t shrink my to-do lists; instead, they keep growing.
I’m an un-leader because realists are less popular than idealists; they don’t draw much more of a following than flies.
Bzzzzzzz.