I don't believe it for a second when people say they are not leaders - they might be lazy and not show leadership in their own lives and for themselves - but they're still leaders nonetheless. It's just that those people are leading themselves in directions that might not be overly advantageous or productive. A person can lead themselves in positive or negative directions; it's a choice and one that a person ultimately has to make, then own.
True, some people are just lazy to put in the effort to make their mark as leaders. I also think some just don't want to identify as leaders because they fear accountability and feel they lack the potential to measure up to the expectation. It is refreshing to read a post that encourages one to get outside their comfort zone and to learn to embrace failure as a momentary-learning event for a leader.
I like that you cleared the misconception that most people have about leaders- most perceive leadership as a role that comes with experience in leading others to success.
The way you described leadership in this post brings awareness that leadership actually comes in different forms-one doesn't necessarily have to lead a team or (war) but how one lives their life also counts. After reading this post, I think the thoughts process behind it (you) is what Tom peters meant in his quote:
Possibly, but this post focuses on people leading themselves - Are there people who don't want to lead themselves to their best version of life? I mean sure, there's people that want to commit suicide, but generally I think it's feasible to say that most people want the best life possible...so leading themselves towards it is required...That's the point of my post.
We are all leaders in some way, shape or form...All of us.
I Agree that most people want the best life possible...so leading themselves towards it is required.
But some do not want to believe that they are in control of their success or failure even though they do want the best life for themselves- they rather blame others for the way their life is. Or is this different from fear of accountability for leading themselves to failure (i.e. a person can lead themselves in negative directions) if things do not go well?
You're right, some believe themselves out of control, but I think that's because being in control takes work and effort, ownership and discipline...and they're lazy and feel entitled to something for nothing. Generally speaking I mean.