One of the greatest myths about leadership is that you have to be given an official title before you can be considered a leader.
This is not the case.
Everyone is a leader in some capacity. The only two ingredients you need for leadership are influence and possibility. You find this leadership in even the most mundane tasks.
For example, when you make breakfast in the morning, you make the choice of what you’re going to eat. Maybe it’s going to be a salad. Maybe it’s rice. Maybe you’re going for apple-cinnamon oatmeal, or a bowl of crispy rice cereal.
Here’s the deal:
There are many different possibilities, but ultimately you choose the possibility, and you influence your environment to make the possibility a reality.
This freedom of choice carries with it a great responsibility. We see this a lot in how we deal with food. And your leadership of your nutrition can manifest itself in how you look and how you feel.
If you eat a lot of fatty foods, and don’t do very much exercise, chances are your metabolism won’t keep up, and you’ll put on the pounds.
On the other hand, if you are careful about what you eat, and add good exercise to your schedule, you can shed the pounds and create a healthier you.
It seems so obvious, so why do people get messed up?
It all comes back to realizing that you are the leader of your nutrition. You are responsible for making the choices of how you will eat.
If you discipline yourself, buckle down, and focus on eating healthy and exercising, you can have that rockin’ body.
The first step in all leadership is taking responsibility, and holding yourself accountable.
