Courtney Reid~Exploring Leadership Part III

I never thought that understanding yourself would be considered a Leadership trait until I read this section of Exploring Leadership. It states that one must undergo these four points to be well aware of oneself because “No one can teach you but you so how can another what to do if you do not know your self.” The first step is to know that you are your own best teacher, noboby knows yourself better than you do. One must learn about their strengths, abilities and weaknesses so they can apply them to assist others. The second point is to “accept responsibility for your actions. BLAME NO ONE!” In becoming a leader one has to accept that they have faults. Blaming others for your mistakes is not helping you to learn from that experience. The third point that you can learn anything that you want to learn. “Never limit yourself to the amount of knowledge that you can receive,” knowledge is the key to opening the doors to numerous opportunities. “The last point is that true understanding comes from the reflection on your experience.” Take risks and make plenty of mistakes, go out into the world and learn numerous things from numerous people because if you experience a whole different array of things, you learn not only more about yourself but about how to become more aware about situations other than your own. So develop your talents, improve your skills but do not forget to take time to learn about yourself, you might miss something!