everyone has their part to play

"There is a degree of humility that a leader needs to understand and come to the point of knowing deeply, that the completion of the vision has to involve everyone they are leading. Not a single one left behind." - a quote by me, from an old paper of mine while I was in college.

I didn't know I could sound so smart. Haha. But really,  I remember the papers I wrote in college and the tests taken but the thing I took away from my education is that I can do anything if I put my time and energy into it. The passion will follow.
I'm a passionate person. I feel things deeply and for long periods of time. Try to convince me that my way of thinking is wrong and you'll find yourself backed into a corner questioning your own thinking.
I don't intend to intimidate. I try to be kind in what I say to others but sometimes my passion for a topic can come out of me very forceful.

I never thought of myself as a leader. I have been, in different times of my life, been in a position of leadership. It was more a humbling experience than I expected. There were both triumphs and let downs. But at the end of each day I was usually left with the same thoughts
"How do I lead in such a way that others want to follow me? And how do I show humility while doing so?"
Sometdays the questions were more insistent and other days I wouldn't think of them at all.
You see, people really are like donkeys. They won't be led where they don't want to go. They have to catch the vision an make it their own in order to truly commit to it. There will always be those who oppose, so don't worry about them. Focus on those who get it. And make sure they learn how to live put the vision.
Contrary to what today's society says, humans are not intended to be individuals on the same plane of life. We need community. We crave connection. With programs like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other blogs, people can interact in more ways than prior generations connected.
At the end of each day there is a longing in us, telling us who we are by the way we interacted with people. But the truth is, we aren't defined by our interactions, we just simply are learning, like a baby crawling the walking.
When I think of leadership and what it means to be a leader, I think of a well oiled machine. Each part is oiled and has its own role to play in the function of the machine. Of one gets out of whack, it affects the whole machine. We are that machine pursuing a vision bigger than us. Every person is needed, from the strongest to the weakest. It's the strong that help the weak and the weak that keep the strong humble.
If a leader doesn't recognize the potential of each person involved, then he is essentially saying that the machine doesn't need all of its parts. Which leads to frustration and uselessness as the machine cannot operate without all of its parts working. Being weak of strong have no significance other than they work together. We all are, weak at times and strong at times.
So next time that you interact with someone, whether via internet or phone or face to face, remember that we all are needed to make this world a better functioning place to exist. It's our responsibility and our inheritance.