What does it mean to be strong? How can we develop hands that are not weak? I find it interesting that in the languages of the world that we use "hands" to describe what one does. How do you use your hands?
Strong is defined as: "able to withstand great force or pressure." When we look at life and we see who the real leaders are we see that these individuals are those who remain moral, decent, and/or note worthy individuals during and throughout pressure and trail of great force.
As an entrepreneur are your hands strong? Do your values crumble when you feel bad or are weak? In your moments of weakness do you spend your time focused on you or those your decisions may effect? I feel like a leader is one who stays strong or can maintain their goals in alignment with the bigger picture during the lows of life. True leaders are those who even when tempted know who to run and flee from temptation.
I have been thinking a lot about the role of leadership and what it means to be a leader. The world is quick to label individuals with intangible traits such as enthusiasm or public speaking as great leaders. We see that these traits or in some of the best known leaders.
There are plenty of leaders who live each and every day not in front of crowds who make just as much of a difference if not more then many. These leaders are just a lot more known. What about the school teacher who leaves a lasting impression in one of these men's lives? What of the silent leaders who leave lasting messages for peace without uttering single word.
What about the leaders who protest injustices using the means of art?
Who in the end pay severe prices...
Fear not because these leaders send their messages even when there is much pressure to stop. Ai Wei Wei was beaten for speaking out both with his words and art against the Peoples Republic of China. How about the leader who is faithful, loving, kind and perhaps never known? All this elderly woman may do is pay her tithes and give her very last mites. Is this not a leader leaving a teaching that the greatest master of all time taught us with?
There are so many real leaders that are seldom heard of or thought of when the conversation of leadership arises. When we look at our lives however, how many of us were inspired to follow our dreams by one of the public figures? Or were we more influenced by teachers, parents, spouses and the everyday heroes who may never be labeled as such. Let us stay strong and let our light shine. For in each of us there is a light. 
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