Some of the KEY words which are associated with leadership include:

• Passion
• Vision
• Character
• Integrity
• Focus
• Risk taker
• Strategic thinker/planner
• Wise
• Communicator
• Executor
  

Have you ever seen pictures of what the walls of you home look like minus the drywall? About every 16" there is a 2"x4" piece of wood going from the floor to the ceiling. These are called studs. They are placed at this 16" interval for two reasons. First it allows for easier fitting of standardized insulation and other building materials, but more importantly it provides strength to support the roof. Spaced too far apart and the weight of the roof, particularly with the addition of snow would be too great and it would fall in.

In the same way, leaders have to be men or women who are multifaceted. A leader is not one thing but many things, and while it may be that one or two are part of the genetic heritage, most of what makes a leader comes through experience and education. Keep working on it - you'll get there.