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The Top 10 Ways To Improve Your Leadership Skills

1. Have a clear vision of yourself, others, and the world.
Who are you? What do you stand for? How do you want to influence others? How do you want to contribute to the world? Answer questions such as these to formulate a concrete vision of yourself and your world. After you have done this you can start living your life as a leader and making your visions turn to reality!

2. Know and utilize your strengths and gifts.
Everyone has gifts. You also have unique gifts and strengths which you’ve developed over your lifetime. Realizing and utilizing these gifts and strengths will assist you in being a formidable leader.

3. Live in accordance with your morals and values.
Making choices and taking actions aligned with your morals and values helps you succeed almost effortlessly. People sense integrity and will naturally respect your personal opinions and leadership.

4. Lead others with inclusiveness and compassion.
The greatest leaders are those who include everyone in their sphere of influence by recognizing each person’s greatest value. Be sure to look beyond the obvious and see others with insight and compassion.

5. Set definitive goals and follow concrete action plans.
You have to know where your destination is before you can map out a plan to get there. To improve your leadership skills, set specific life goals with timelines.

6. Maintain a positive attitude.
No one respects a negative person. With a positive attitude you are looking at the bright side of life. You will also attract exciting offers and possibilities.

7. Improve communication skills.
Having great leadership skills includes being able to clearly communicate your vision, goals, skills, intentions and so on. To become a great communicator, always strive to improve your verbal, nonverbal, and listening skills.

8. Motivate others to greatness.
A leader is only as powerful as his team. Motivating others to their own greatness will improve a groups energy, increase the vitality of your projects, and move you forward toward achieving your goals.

9. Be willing to admit and learn from failures and weaknesses.
No one is perfect. The most successful leaders know that the key to success is not in avoiding falling or failing, but to learn from their mistakes.

10. Continue to educate and improve yourself.
Never stop learning. Be receptive to everyone’s perceptions and information from around the world and beyond. GROW!

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