Since the beginning of mankind people needed and benefited from leaders in every sphere of life; be it religion, society, family, education, government, professional or business. Without leadership there is simply no direction.

Leadership Consultant and Business Philosopher, Jim Rohn, was once quoted saying that "the book you don't read won't help".

I often ask people how many self-help or motivational books they have read and the most common answers are that they haven't read since high school or university; that they don't like reading at all or that they are too busy to read. Yet many people find it easy to spend hours watching TV or read newspapers and their favorite magazines. 

Dr Ron Jenson, author of the book Make a life - Not just a living, says:

"To be authentically successful, you must be the same on the inside as you are on the outside. This means being a person of integrity. You must align your inner, private life and outer, public life with the same principles."

John C. Maxwell says that "leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less". The greater your capacity to influence other people to move towards a specific goal or vision that will positively impact everyone involved, the better the leader you are. But people sometimes tend to abdicate their role as leaders in society, church, sport, family and at work because of e.g. laziness, comfort zones, shying away from personal accountability, fear, etc.