RIGHTEOUS LEADERSHIP –PART 3

 RIGHTEOUS LEADERSHIP –PART 3

We must understand that we are born to exercise leadership in our fields of endeavor. Whatever organization we belong to, there is potential in us for the top. Thus, everyone is to locate his or her place, every phase of life and choose to first build capacity so as to be outstanding in our field and as well build character in order to be impactful and inspire even generations yet unborn. We must live in such a way that not only are we remembered for Right Leadership, but also as someone who has deeply made a mark in his world. “As leaders, we cannot afford to be of no impact, whether it is in the positive or negative; whatever we do will in the long run affect certain things, certain persons and effect certain changes either positively or negatively”. And whether we are to be remembered, it’s also in the positive or in the negative or most times, we are not remembered at all, such as was a life experience I will be sharing with us today. At the end, what speaks is not how many organizations you have worked in, how many firms you have controlled, or how many followers you have had or in how many places. What matters is how much your works have brought impact upon the lives of men. This is being “successful” as a leader.

As a person who loves biographies a lot, I came across a man that was reported to have had the highest IQ (Intelligent Quotient) than Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton, but to many people, this man was never known. His name is William James Sidis. Then I thought to myself, what really went wrong? I did a research and found out that the above three geniuses did a lot in the field of science but it’s quite unfortunate that not all the three ended very well because of “Character”. William James Sidis could have been more than what he became, but he couldn’t because lacking in him were two great keys, two important virtues – ability to build capacity and also build in the place of character. One may argue He was the best, with an IQ that high, he had capacity. But the real deal is not just the ability to carry or retain, but to grow in that respect and also add the other “C” to it. One thing I have realized is that both go hand-in-hand. You cannot say you have one and neglect the other. I think we all should have understood this by now: Capacity is what takes a leader to a higher position while Character is what sustains him in that position. Capacity will present you with opportunities while Character is what will earn you those opportunities.

William James Sidis was born to professional Jewish emigrants. His father, being a PhD holder in Psychology and his mother a Medical doctor. One would believe that with such influence he could have come out great, to add, his also high advantage. Growing up, Sidis parents believed in nurturing a precocious and fearless love of knowledge. He had quite a great start in his life but soon lost eye on the goal and as a result lost everything. It was reported that at age 8, he had taught himself 8 different languages and invented another language which he called “vendergood” and he also bagged a Bachelor of Arts degree by age 16. Sidis was someone not only on the winning side but also there was a time he earned nation-wide recognition for one of his achievements. Like I said earlier, he came off to a great start but He couldn’t sustain, as he never had the right tools to start with. This made me to understand that you can have all things in this world, even when it comes to successful families and friends but without those two C’s we talked about, it will be difficult for you to go far in life. William Sidis was someone who didn’t have “endurance”, “perseverance” and most importantly “meekness” as a virtue. Good character wasn’t everything for him. However, he also had to his disadvantage “indecision”, “self-consciousness” and “poor attitude” both to himself and to life generally. Even though he had a great attempt in the Mathematics world, as we know it today; history has it that he had to resign because apparently his age and fame were an inescapable distraction to his students. This, among many things he did costed him his life and bright future. Despite attempts to put him back on the right track, he just wouldn’t listen to any- a skill which is very bad for leaders and even aspiring leaders. Not too long, he was later found dead in his apartment. At the age of Forty-six, he was a lonely man (died all by himself after a stroke). A life such great as this was cut short because though the capacity was available, he just wouldn’t develop on it; he just wouldn’t nurture the right character. This is the way so many of us are today, we leave the important things only to attend to the unimportant ones and in the end, we tend to live with regrets. My prayer is this, that we all recognize these areas and we work towards perfecting all that needs perfection; and also grow in places where we need growth. Yes, Leadership is not easy, but having these skills handy, makes it easier to cope with. When you learn to be of good behavior to your followers, when you are a good example that they should follow; you inspire them, relate well with them, mentor them, influence them positively to make a difference. In your life time and even after you must have departed this citadel, you will always be reckoned with for certain great things; because if it will only take these things to achieve success in that which you do, and you do these things; then SUCCESS IS GUARANTEED.

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