Umbusi's Blog 28 of 2019| The Power of a Unique Identity

The Leadership Determinant:  Identity

“We view ourselves, others, and the world at large, as we view ourselves”

Identity is basically Your self-image and is the light through which you view yourself, others and the world at large.  Now imagine for a moment, if that light was dim, lacking enough strength and brilliance. 

It would mean that the light you are using is dim and not effective in showing you everything you needed to see, discover and work-on in your life.

When the light in a room or environment is not enough, it becomes difficult even to perform simple tasks and look for objects that are hidden.

It is the same with self-image, if your self-identity is dim and not so important, that is how you will tend to see yourself, and your life-programme, as well as the significance of others will be greatly diminished in your considered or not so considered viewpoint.

Here are some important points about Identity;

• Your potential is forever at the mercy, of the quality of your self-identity. 
• The weaker you’re self-view, the weaker will be your confidence, your assertiveness, and self-acceptance. 
• You will also tend to see less value in others, simply because human beings see others as they see themselves. 
• Your attitude towards others has nothing to do with them necessarily, but has to do more with how you see yourself.
• The stronger however your self-identity, the more confidence you will have, you will be more assertive and self-assured. 
• You will also invoke confidence and self-assurance in others, because you will be treating then with respect, congruence, and trust.
• At the heart of low confidence, it an identity crisis, an identity which has not been defined, nurtured and coached into maturity and usefulness. 
• Some people grow up, while others become matured. 
• It is not a-given that physical growth, education, procreation and work experience, equates maturity. 
• Maturity is a choice, and is born out of concerted efforts at self-mastery and personal discipline. 
• It is not automatic, it must be sought, discovered and coached, trained and maintained into a habit and embedded into one’s character. 
• Physical growth and other events that are automatically timed by life and biology, are exactly that, timed events that have nothing to do with choice.