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Title Page
Copyright Page
Introduction
Keys for Leadership
About the Author
Religious Tourism
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Keys to Leadership
Myles Munroe
Whitaker House
 Keys for Leadership

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 Introduction

Every human being was created to lead in an area of gifting. This means the Creator designed you to fulfill a specific
purpose and assignment in life, and your assignment determines your area of leadership.
The ability to fulfill this assignment, however, begins with developing a leadership mind-set. When you think
according to the spirit of leadership, you begin the process of becoming a leader. Some of the unique attitudes or
qualities of leaders include passion, initiative, teamwork, innovation, persistence, discipline, time management,
confidence, positive disposition, patience, peace, and compassion.
When the spirit of leadership comes alive within someone, it produces an attitude that transforms that person from a
follower into a leader. It also takes those who are in leadership positions into a realm of leadership they never before
have experienced.
Meditate on the following Keys for Leadership and develop a spirit of leadership as you move forward in fulfilling your
special, God-given assignment on earth.
—Dr. Myles Munroe
 Trapped within every follower is
a hidden leader.
~~~

The most important quality of true leadership is the spirit of leadership. All
humans inherently possess the leadership spirit, but only those who capture
the
spirit of leadership ever become
truly effective leaders.
~~~

True leaders are distinguished by

a unique mental attitude that emanates
from an internalized discovery of self.
This creates self-worth and a strong,
positive, confident self-concept.
~~~

Every human has the instinct and capacity for leadership, but most do not
have the courage or will to cultivate it.
~~~

True leadership is a product of inspiration, not manipulation.

~~~

True leaders do not seek power, but are driven by a passion to achieve a
noble cause.
~~~
Your assignment determines your area of leadership. Deep inside each of us
is a big dream struggling to free itself from the limitations of our past
experiences, present circumstances, and self-imposed doubts.
~~~

Man’s greatest ignorance is of himself. What you believe about yourself

creates your world. No human can live beyond the limits of his or her beliefs.
~~~

Your thoughts create your beliefs, your beliefs create your convictions,
your convictions create your attitude, your attitude controls your perception,
and your perception dictates your behavior.
~~~

Leadership is a trusted privilege

given by followers.
~~~

All the money in the world can make you rich, and all the power in the
world can make you strong, but these things can never make you a leader.
~~~

There is nothing as powerful as attitude. Attitude dictates your response to

the present and determines the quality of your future. You are your attitude,
and your attitude is you. If you do not control your attitude,
it will control you.
~~~

The distinguishing factor between a winner and a loser is attitude. More

opportunities have been lost, withheld, and forfeited due to attitude than from
any other cause. Attitude is a more powerful distinction in life than beauty,
power,
wealth, title, or social status.
~~~

Attitude is a natural product of

the integration of self-worth, self-concept,
self-esteem, and sense of value or significance.
In essence, your attitude is the manifestation of who you think you are.
~~~

No amount of training in leadership skills, courses in management methods,

power titles, promotions, or associations
can substitute for the right attitude.
~~~

Each of us was created to rule, govern, control, master, manage, and lead
our environments.
~~~

You are in essence a leader, whether you manifest it or not. Whether you
are rich, poor, young, old, male, female, black, white, a citizen of an
industrialized nation, a citizen of a Third-World nation, educated, or
uneducated—you possess the nature
and capacity for leadership.
~~~

Being in the position of

a follower doesn’t negate your inherent leadership potential.
 ~~~

Leadership is not an elite club for a certain few. It is the true essence of all
human beings. Leadership is inherent in our nature and is fundamental to our
origins, our human makeup, and our destiny.
~~~

True leadership is an attitude that naturally inspires and motivates others,

and it comes from an internalized discovery about yourself. You cannot
“learn” an attitude. If someone learns an attitude, it’s called conditioning or
mere mental assent.
That’s not leadership.
~~~

An attitude is a perspective, a motivation, or a desire that comes from

within and is not based on a temporary external consequence. It is something
deeply personal and internal that influences and transforms your thinking.
~~~

The key to the spirit of leadership is attitude rather than aptitude.

~~~

Most of us are not leaders today because, in our hearts, we don’t believe
that is who we are.
~~~

Because true leaders discover

and understand who they are and what
their purpose is, they influence their
environments more than their
 environments influence them.
~~~

True leaders strive to overcome crises

and become creative in difficulty.
~~~

All of us must discover and cultivate the spirit of leadership—the attitude

of shaping and forming our lives according to our purposes. We’ve been so
conditioned by discouragement, failure, or the oppression of others that we
are afraid to follow our natural leadership instincts.
~~~

Leadership potential within you is waiting to be discovered. You were born

to lead, but you must become a leader.
~~~

True leadership fundamentally requires

the responsibility of taking followers into
the exciting unknown and creating
a new reality for them.
~~~

Leadership is the capacity to influence others through inspiration motivated

by a passion, generated by a vision, produced by
a conviction, ignited by a purpose.
~~~

People whom you inspire call

you “leader” when they are stirred to participate in the positive vision that
 you
are presenting them—whether it is the vision for a country, a company, or a
cause.
~~~

If inspiration is the key to legitimate influence and thus the source of true
leadership, then inspiration should be the pursuit of all true leaders.
~~~

True leadership passion is the discovery

of a belief, a reason, an idea, a conviction,
or a cause—not just to live for, but also
to die for—that focuses on benefiting mankind as a whole.
~~~

True leaders are those who effectively express their inner passion, which
finds a common response in the hearts of others. It is passion that attracts
people to the leader who, in turn, motivates them to take action.
~~~

The greatest leadership seems to surface during times of personal, social,

economic, political, and spiritual conflict.
~~~

While leaders have followers, having followers is not a prerequisite for

being a leader. The demands of leadership may require that you stand alone
in the face of conflict, public opinion, or crisis.
~~~

When you have a purpose and a passion, you must act on it, even if you’re
 the only one who believes in it at the time.
~~~

Inspiration is the divine deposit of destiny in the heart of a person.

~~~

True leaders discover keys to the nature of leadership from the examples of
others, but they never try to become those other leaders. They must use their
own gifts and abilities to do what they are individually called to do.
~~~

True leadership is first concerned with who you are, as opposed to what you
do. Leadership action flows naturally from a personal leadership revelation.
~~~

The leadership spirit is the inherent leadership capacity and potential that is
the essential nature of human beings. The spirit of leadership is the mind-set
or attitudes that accompany a leadership spirit and allow dormant leadership
potential to be fully manifested and maximized.
~~~

The inherent capacity of the human spirit to lead, manage, and dominate
was placed there at the point of creation and made necessary by the purpose
and assignment for which mankind was created.
~~~

The leadership spirit is the essence of

the human spirit. Man doesn’t have a spirit; man is a spirit, and that spirit is
an
expression of God’s Spirit.
 ~~~

When we become our true selves, we

will naturally be leaders.
~~~

If we were created to be leaders, then

we must all possess the capacity, inherent desire, natural talents, potential,
and abilities that correspond to being a leader. You
cannot demand from a product
what it does not possess.
~~~

The Creator is a leader-maker. Being designed in the image and likeness of

God means that we were ordained by Him to be leaders. God’s requirement
that we have dominion is evidence that the ability to lead is inherent in every
human spirit.
~~~

To exercise leadership, you must believe that you are inherently a leader.
~~~

Do not seek greatness, but seek to serve others with your gift to the
maximum
extent that you can, and you will become
a sought-after person. In essence, Jesus
defined true leadership as becoming a
person who is valuable to others rather
than a person of just position or fame.
~~~
 The shortest distance to leadership is service. Genuine leadership is not
measured by how many people serve you, but by how many people you
serve. The greater your service, the greater your value to others,
and the greater your leadership.
~~~

Loving money at the expense of the dignity, value, and welfare of others is
an abuse of our “power to get wealth” (Deuteronomy 8:18).
~~~

True leaders are honest. There is no manipulation or deception in their

dealings with others or their pursuit of their visions. True leaders possess
candor and a sense of
self. They are true to themselves first
and then to others.
~~~

The most important pursuit in life is

the pursuit of truth.
~~~

True leaders are born in the presence of their Creator because that is where
they discover the truth about themselves. To discover the truth about your
ability and destiny, you must rediscover the value of a relationship with your
Source.
~~~

Rediscovering God as your Source

will naturally lead you to the revelation
that all humans are created in His image
 and likeness, and therefore possess
the same value, worth, and
esteem that you do.
~~~

True leaders respect and honor authority but are comfortable in its presence.
~~~

You have to choose to fulfill your leadership nature. Having the leadership
spirit without developing the attitudes and qualities of leadership is like
having a powerful automobile without acquiring the knowledge or ability to
drive it.
~~~

Our attitudes cannot stop our

feelings, but they can prevent our feelings from stopping us.
~~~

A poor self-image or self-concept will always result in a low valuation of

humanity and will become the source of abuse, corruption, oppression, and
the need to dominate and control others.
~~~

Nothing is more dangerous than

power in the hands of one who suffers
from a sense of mental inferiority. The formula for oppression is power
without mental soundness.
~~~

If you love yourself in the true sense, you’ll always use your power to help
other people rather than to harm them. How you see yourself is how you will
see everyone
else you relate to. You cannot love anyone beyond your love for yourself.
~~~

The essence of leadership is that you give other people value. In other
words, you give them something valuable to contribute to and become
involved in. True leadership provides people a cause, a reason for living,
and a sense of significance that gives meaning to their lives so that they
feel necessary and purposeful.
~~~

You cannot give significance if you

don’t already have it. You cannot lead people where you have not gone
yourself.
~~~

The value you place on others is a reflection of the value you place on
yourself.
~~~

You must come to the point

where you are convinced that you are necessary. True leaders believe that
they are
necessary—they know they are needed by their generation and the world.
~~~

The beliefs and convictions of a leader regulate the nature of his leadership.
~~~
What you believe in your heart is essential, vital, crucial to your life. You
live out of
your heart. You see through your heart.
You interpret through your heart.
You judge through your heart.
You lead out of your heart.
~~~

If you do not erase or replace the “corrupt” information about leadership you
have taken into the “hard drive” of your heart, then your leadership will be
distorted. True leadership demands a constant monitoring of what goes into
your heart.
~~~

True leadership is manifested when one individual uses his or her flame to
light the lives of many and help them discover the reservoir of hidden oil in
their lamps.
~~~

Your attitude is more powerful

than your reputation.
~~~

Your ability to lead depends

on the attitude produced by your
self-image and self-esteem.
~~~

It is your thinking that

determines your life.
 ~~~

What we do not know about ourselves

limits us. Leaders are limited by the
extent of their knowledge of the truth
about themselves and the world.
~~~

True leadership has more to do with mind-set than with methods and
techniques.
~~~

Being a leader is a natural part

of our makeup, but thinking like
a leader is difficult.
~~~

Training in leadership really means training in attitude because attitude has

to do with how we respond to life. We must think, talk, walk, dress, act,
respond, decide, plan, work, relate, and live like a leader.
~~~

In my experience, leadership is 20 percent talent, skill, and technical

knowledge,
and 80 percent attitude.
~~~

Cultivating the spirit of leadership is a choice, and only you can make it.
~~~
 You will always act in a way that is consistent with your self-image.
~~~

How you define yourself is the single most important statement you can
make about yourself, and it is the heart of
attitude. The spirit of leadership will
emerge from your self-definition.
~~~

Attitudes are nothing more than habits of thought produced by your self-
image,
self-worth, and self-esteem. These habits
can be acquired and changed by the
reconditioning of the mind.
~~~

True leadership cannot be born or exist without a sense of purpose.

~~~

Purpose creates a leader because it provides an assignment for life and

signals a sense of significance.
~~~

Your leadership is hidden in your purpose, and your purpose is the key
to your passion.
~~~

The attitude of passion is an indispensable attribute of leadership and serves

as
 the driving force of motivation that
sustains the focus of the leader.
~~~

To become the leader you were created to be, you must find a purpose for
your life that produces a passion for living.
~~~

Leaders don’t just do, they feel what they’re doing. Their passion
continually motivates and inspires them.
~~~

True leaders don’t have jobs;

they have lifetime assignments.
~~~

Leadership is born when one discovers

a divine obligation to his community,
world, and generation.
~~~

Leaders are willing to put their whole selves into accomplishing their
purposes.
~~~

True leaders are resolved in their decisions to pursue their goals and
purposes.
~~~
 Passion helps us to rise above
our daily routines.
~~~

True leaders do not need outside

stimuli in order to take action.
They are self-motivated.
~~~

If you capture a sense of destiny that existed before you and will continue to
exist after you, and if you feel you’re involved in something that is larger
than yourself,
you’re on your way to leadership.
Passion is born when you connect
to both the past and the future.
~~~

A leader usually moves toward

things that can’t yet be seen but will be manifested in the future.
~~~

A true leader builds on the past

and for the future.
~~~

Leaders know that purpose is much bigger than one incident or several
incidents. They keep on moving toward the fulfillment of their purposes, no
matter what.
~~~
 You know your vision is from God when you are still at it once the storm
clears.
~~~

Leaders don’t wait for the future to come; they create it. They don’t wait for
others to do what they know they
should or could do.
~~~

Leaders don’t just dream; they awaken and act on their dreams.
~~~

The attitude of initiative enables you to be your own coach so that you
maintain momentum in pursuit of your life’s purpose.
~~~

Nothing can be accomplished unless a decision has been made concerning

it.
~~~

We often hesitate to take initiative because we are afraid of responsibility

or the consequences of our actions.
~~~

Be a leader—initiate.
~~~

All true leaders are distinguished by their strong sense of priorities.

 ~~~

What we do determines who we are and what we become. True leaders

have a clear sense of what they need to do.
~~~

Effective leadership involves the management of one’s priorities. True

leaders have learned how to distinguish between what is truly important for
their lives and
the fulfillment of their purposes and what
is an urgent but temporary need.
~~~

We can do many things, but not everything is constructive to our lives. One
of our major responsibilities as leaders is determining what is best for
ourselves according to our life’s purpose and vision.
~~~

True leaders make a distinction between an opportunity and a distraction,

between what is good and what is right for them. Leaders know that priorities
protect
energy, time, resources, and talent.
~~~

All true leaders possess a

goal-driven attitude. Leaders distinguish themselves from followers by their
passion for preestablished goals.
~~~

A leader understands how to set the right goals. This is a vital attitude to
 cultivate because your future and your life depend on the goals you set—
either consciously or subconsciously. Where you end up in
life is a result of the goals that you
set or did not set for yourself.
~~~

Goals protect us from undue influence from other people. True leaders are
always zealous for and jealous of their goals because these goals represent
their lives. Our lives change when our goals change, so we must carefully
guard our goals.
~~~

If you don’t have any goals, other

people will run your life.
~~~

A goal is an established point for achievement that leads to a greater

accomplishment.
~~~

A goal is a prerequisite for the achievement of an ultimate plan.

~~~

Goal setting is the art of discipline.

~~~

Goals create targets for our energy.

They protect us from procrastination.
~~~
 Leaders...
• state their goals.
• communicate their goals.
• are committed to their goals.
• are regulated by their goals.
• are disciplined by their goals.
• stick to their goals.
• believe in their goals.
• focus on their goals.
~~~

Leaders...
• measure their progress and
success by their goals.
• revise their goals when necessary.
• protect their goals from interference
and distraction.
• transfer their goals to their coworkers
and the next generation.
~~~

The secret to leadership success is living a very focused life in line with
your purpose.
~~~

True leaders possess the attitude of teamwork because they do not care
who gets the credit.
~~~

A leader is always a team player. True leaders are cognizant that no great
accomplishment has ever been achieved
 by one individual.
~~~

A leader understands that every person was created to fill a need. Everyone
has an ability that no one else has and is indispensable in the world.
~~~

Because of their unique gifts and perspectives, each human being is a

solution to a certain problem that needs to be solved.
~~~

Innovation is the creative

reserve of true leaders.
~~~

The spirit of leadership is always manifested in an innovative attitude. The

very nature of leading demands an innovative spirit as leaders take followers
to an as-yet undiscovered world of vision.
~~~

True leaders learn from their experiences, but they never live in them. They
never live their lives by prior experiences or they would become entrenched
in the past. Leaders don’t allow the past to dictate or entrap the future.
~~~

True leaders are never

prisoners of tradition.
~~~
 Having a predetermined mind-set hinders the leadership spirit of
innovation.
~~~

Whenever you encounter a project, a challenge, or a problem, practice

thinking in new ways and with a different mind-set.
~~~

Harness creativity and explore the uncharted worlds of the untested.

~~~

Leaders don’t follow paths—they

create trails. Leaders venture where
others don’t dare to tread.
~~~

Venture into the uncomfortable zone—innovate.

~~~

The spirit of true leadership always possesses a sense of accountability

and responsibility.
~~~

True leaders are conscious of their stewardship of the trust given to them by
those whom they serve. The spirit of leadership seeks to be faithful to the
sacred trust of the followers rather than doing what will only please the
leader.
~~~
 The protection of leadership is in a voluntary submission to a trusted
authority. The spirit of accountability is the active manifestation of
submission to authority.
~~~

Be cognizant that whatever you do as a leader may be personal, but it is

never private. Be aware of your ultimate accountability to the Creator of all
leaders.
~~~

The spirit of leadership never gives

up until it achieves its goal; it is
a spirit that never quits.
~~~

Leaders persist because they have a firm grasp of their purposes, know
where they
are going, and are confident that they
will arrive there.
~~~

True leaders believe that the attainment

of their purposes is not optional, but rather an obligation and a necessity, so
they
would never think of giving up.
~~~

Genuine leaders
understand that self-discipline is
the manifestation of the highest form of government—self-government.
 ~~~

The true spirit of leadership cultivates a self-control that regulates one’s

focus and orders one’s life. The disciplined lifestyle distinguishes leaders
from followers.
~~~

Leaders know that the most

powerful kind of control is self-control because it is the hardest to master but
reaps the greatest rewards. Therefore, they are more concerned about
controlling themselves than controlling other people.
~~~

Vision is the source of the

leader’s discipline.
~~~

All true leaders are students of life

and for life.
~~~

True leaders possess the leadership

attitude of self-cultivation, a passion for personal development.
~~~

Leaders are always looking for opportunities to advance their knowledge.

They create their own learning opportunities and facilitate their own
educational environments. A leader’s personal collection of books is usually
his greatest possession.
~~~
Leaders study beyond the realm of their own disciplines—but in ways that
will advance their purposes and visions.
~~~

The leadership attitude is more concerned with fully expressing itself than
with attempting to prove itself to others.
~~~

Leadership is both an art and a science:

it is innate and yet learned; it is inherent
and yet must be developed.
~~~

True leadership is the hope of the future

of our world and will determine the success or failure of our homes,
communities,
cities, nations, and planet.
~~~

Leadership is the only thing that will fulfill our innate passion for greatness.
~~~

Genuine leadership is the discovery of one’s purpose and assignment for

life and the inherent gifts and abilities that come with that assignment. It is
the commitment to serve your gift to the world in order to enhance the lives
of many.
 About the Author

D r. Myles Munroe is an international motivational speaker, best-selling author, educator, leadership mentor, and
consultant for government and business. Traveling extensively throughout the world, Dr. Munroe addresses critical
issues affecting the full range of human, social, and spiritual development. The central theme of his message is the
transformation of followers into leaders and the maximization of individual potential.
Founder and president of Bahamas Faith Ministries International (BFMI), a multidimensional organization
headquartered in Nassau, Bahamas, Dr. Munroe is also the founder and executive producer of a number of radio and
television programs aired worldwide. He has a B.A. from Oral Roberts University, an M.A. from the University of
Tulsa, and has been awarded a number of honorary doctoral degrees.
Dr. Munroe and his wife, Ruth, travel as a team and are involved in teaching seminars together. Both are leaders who
minister with sensitive hearts and international vision. They are the proud parents of two college graduates, Charisa and
Chairo (Myles, Jr.).
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