The circle of friends surrounding your life is of prime importance when it comes to creating a sphere of influence that will spread far beyond that circle. For like ripples formed by a stone in a pond you will at times be astounded how far that influence will travel out from that tiny circle until it encompasses that larger circle known as the earth’s globe.
For as surely as one with a band of twelve has influenced the billions, never underestimate the power of the small and the power of influence that can reach even the nations.
But in order for you to be an influencer you must first sit under the influence of one who is greater, who has a mind that is broader, morality that is deeper, faith that is stronger and who lives a life that is richer.
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My pastor shared a powerful message at our recent vision night about how we need to enlarge our territory, that we have an assignment on our lives to fulfil, and that we have been called to have a big capacity.
Now what is capacity?
The ability to contain. But with the expansion of that capacity comes the ability and requirement of you to be able to hold more. And what does that look like? It unveils itself in the form of both responsibility and leadership. And at times it will often require you to go where others have never been.
In one essence it is the state of an explorer cutting through virgin and uncharted territory. It is not the place for the faint hearted, but rather the playground of the visionary.
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In a recent newspaper interview, best selling recording artist Tina Arena was asked the secret of her success. She responded, ‘There is no secret. Half of it is in the discernment to surround yourself with people who have good intentions. That’s something that’s taken me a long time, but now I finally feel the people I choose to go to battle with are all wearing the same armour.’
So when it comes to surrounding yourself with a winning team, let’s have a look at the two ingredients that make up the qualities of those team members.
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Authenticity and transparency are to be the hallmarks of emerging and successful leadership this century.
No longer will leaders be able to hide behind the veil of unaccountability and untouchability.
For in this new world, men and women will gravitate towards leaders who are in the dark as they are in the light. Transparent, vulnerable and approachable.
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Emerson wrote these words way back in the 1800′s, and yet they still ring true today.
My daughter, just this past week, completed a university essay entitled ‘Mass Media’s Discordant Attack On Music’ that detailed the impact of mass media on true creativity, particularly in the realm of music, and it too spelt out the need for the resurgence of uniquity in our society.
And I suppose that it in some way reflects my own personal cry: ‘Where are the unique voices? Where are the unique sounds? Where are those who insist on themselves and who refuse to imitate others? Where are those who swim upstream? Where are the trendsetters? Where are the original thinkers? Where are the creative sparks? Where are the intrepid explorers of the unknown? Where are the one of a kinds?’
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