If you are going to be a leader or hold a leadership position, there’s one quality you absolutely require to be successful. You need to be a seeker.

A seeker is someone who is always searching. Seekers bypass mediocrity and are not content to settle for the status quo. They search for excellence with integrity and character.

To be a great leader, commit to seeking in everything you do.

Seek your true character. Leadership grows from character. Don’t be concerned with your reputation; instead, clarify your character, because your character is what you truly are, and your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Seek your unique qualities. Don’t be trapped by the dogma of other people’s thinking. Work to discover and develop your own unique gifts and qualities and let them lead you to the kind of contribution that only you can make.

Seek the truth. Any form of dishonesty—distorting facts, false impressions, conscious misleading—harms your leadership. Work to discover the truth in every situation and speak always with honesty and candor.

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