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Lonely At The Top


I have been reading a devotional and there is a series I just finished that was titled “growing into leadership”. One of the days it referenced verse 1 Corinthians 3:9 it addressed the issue of us all being laborers together. Have you ever heard the phrase “it is lonely at the top”, which is what the devotion portion addressed.
Being a leader doesn’t have to be lonely and the bible verse is correct in that we are all in this together. Each person has a role to play whether you are a leader or a follower you have a role that is just as important as the next person.
It doesn’t have to be lonely at the top. Some leaders make it that way by ignoring those around them and by alienating others by not including them or asking for their help or expertise.
I believe that each one of us have been given gifts. Those gifts work in unison with each other to make a successful project, business or event. It gets lonely when the leader doesn’t realize that they have helpers, people who are experts in certain areas and they can help make it successful. When a leader tries to do it themselves they fail to recognize the gifts that surround them they won’t find success and it will be lonely.
Next time you hear a leader say it is lonely at the top tell them it doesn’t have to be. Ask them if they have tapped into the gifts of those around them. Ask them if they interact with their followers.
Are you a leader and are you lonely. If so start relating to those around you and tap into the gifts that they have.
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