Leadership Attitudes and Abilities

We have a natural propensity to identify with someone who exhibits leadership abilities and attitudes. These include being:

• Ambitious

• Daring

• Original

• Confident

• Respectful; treating others as if they're important

• Responsible

• Ethical

• Not shaken easily from a path

• Able to handle tough situations instead of being overwhelmed by them; not shirking from situations that would intimidate others

Remember, some of the techniques in this chapter are incompatible with each other. For instance, a number of qualities on the preceding list wouldn't jive with the badass personality described in the section "Against All Odds."