19 QUALITIES OF A GREAT AND EXEMPLARY LEADER PT 12

4.(EYES)*(iii)Instrument of Perspective;-It helps you to understand what is big or small,far or near.As a great leader,how do you view things?Are you an optimist or a pessimist?When water is the middle of a glass cup.Do you see it as half full or half empty?There are some opportunities that are not presently within your reach and you think they are very small and some challenges that are near and you think they are very big.That is not a quality of a great and exemplary leader.A leader should be able to see things from realistic point of view. There are two types of Binoculars:Fear and Faith;Using that of faith makes you a great leader but if you use that of fear,even your shadow will not follow you.A leader will be faced with myriad of challenges in life,nevertheless,He is still expected to work out the modalities to solve all the challenges within a stipulated period. Let me share this story:A donkey fell into a deep well,and the farmer who owned him had no idea how to get the donkey out.After much thought,he concluded the best solution would be to call some of his friends to help bury the donkey in the well. When the farmers arrived with the shovels and they all began to pitch dirt into the well,on top of the donkey.The donkey began to make horrible noises-for a while.Then the donkey was silent.Every time they threw a shovel full of dirt into the well,the donkey simply shook it off,so it ended up under his feet instead of on top of him.They kept shoveling,trying to bury the helpless donkey but the donkey was seeing the dirt from another perspective:an opportunity to come out from the well.Before long,the pile of dirt with which they were trying to bury him became tall enough to raise him out of the well and he simply stepped off of the pile onto level ground. A great and exemplary leader will view things from a positive perspective.Be like that donkey.Have a nice Day.We will consider EARS tommorrow