Leadership is detachment: detachment from material goods, detachment from feelings as well as personal detachment. To lead is to get rid of the filters of the mind and the addictions of the heart, is to see through the fog not only the objectives clearly but also the way to pursue them.K. Von Novack
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In the book, “The Science of Getting Rich,” Napoleon Hill says, "The man who is not a leader is a failure in life. A leader must have followers." The leadership is detachment from material goods, detachment from feelings as well as personal detachment. To lead is to get rid of the filters of the mind and the addictions of the heart, is to see through the fog not only the objectives clearly but also the way to pursue them. When you are able to do this, you become a leader, and you never have to worry about falling victim to temptation.
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