There Is No Such Thing As A Leader

In life, in business, in world affairs, there are those who seek to follow.

There are those who seek to be followed.

And there are those who seek neither.

The man who follows lacks confidence.

The man who seeks to be followed lacks self worth.

In reality, neither is seeking the other. For each of them seeks to fill a hole within himself.

The man who inspires through his actions, his ways of being, is often called a leader. But he does not seek leadership.

The inspiration does not arise in the mind, but in the heart. One gets a deep, instinctual feeling that this is indeed the way a man should be.

I will not list this man’s traits. For such things provide only an outline. And to follow an outline is to cultivate only an outline.

Too many books are content with superficialities. Personality traits may betray an inner wisdom, but they are hardly a prescription for wisdom.

Such a man is himself inspired by something deep within himself.

It is of no consequence who takes up his cause. For he recognizes that he himself is enough. He will bare any load. He will travel any distance. He is a man possessed by his inspiration.

His steps are not his. His ideas are not his. Because he has given himself to his inspiration, they flow through him. Because he has surrendered to his inspiration, they are available to him.

Though many may follow him, he is not a leader. For he seeks not to lead.

If you were to ask him he might even tell you that he himself does not exist.

For him all that exists is his inspiration.

And he has surrendered himself wholly to it.

Dr. Gupta works with professional athletes on the PGA Tour, Professional hockey, Olympics, Professional swimming. And with Executives and performing artists.

DrGupta@SiddhaPerformance.com