Reaching high

# Chapter 268

It takes a high level of discipline to be a leader. - Masterminds

Yeah like it takes a high level of discipline to be good at any task or body of knowledge. Like it takes a high level of discipline to write these chapters for 1000 straight days as I have. But compared to Seth, who has written for 10,000 consecutive days, what I have started is nothing. Each and every field of study or expertise demands discipline. Discipline is not a leader specific trait, and that is where this statement gets skewed and misleading. However if you wish or desire or aspire to great leadership, then the discipline demanded expands to the level of leadership that you are reaching for and expecting to accomplish. To be super clear here, leadership like all other endeavors, it requires discipline.

But there are other traits that are far more critical to the quality of leadership, than mere discipline. Clarity gives the best returns to the leader, of any other characteristic. A leader with clarity is worth more than any other in my opinion. A leader that has care and concern for people is super valuable. Such leaders inspire loyalty and initiative and so many other positive actions in their peeps - it is a superpower of leadership. And then there is communication, another superpower of leaders across the board. As Art Petty says, “You can only go as far as you can communicate.” Discipline is important for sure, as it is for every role, but there is more to leadership than discipline.