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    Nelson Mandela taught important leadership lessons that can help the author overcome challenges. Mandela showed courage in inspiring others to move past fear despite facing fears himself. He also knew when to quit projects to allow them to grow in a sustainable way. Finally, understanding one's strengths and weaknesses as well as those of "enemies" allows for predicting outcomes of conflicts. These lessons can help the author succeed by finding ways to overcome weaknesses and balance self-care with supporting others.

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    Nelson Mandela taught important leadership lessons that can help the author overcome challenges. Mandela showed courage in inspiring others to move past fear despite facing fears himself. He also knew when to quit projects to allow them to grow in a sustainable way. Finally, understanding one's strengths and weaknesses as well as those of "enemies" allows for predicting outcomes of conflicts. These lessons can help the author succeed by finding ways to overcome weaknesses and balance self-care with supporting others.

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    Nelson Mandela taught important leadership lessons that can help the author overcome challenges. Mandela showed courage in inspiring others to move past fear despite facing fears himself. He also knew when to quit projects to allow them to grow in a sustainable way. Finally, understanding one's strengths and weaknesses as well as those of "enemies" allows for predicting outcomes of conflicts. These lessons can help the author succeed by finding ways to overcome weaknesses and balance self-care with supporting others.

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    Mandela's 8 Lessons of Leadership

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    As they say, to successfully influence and direct others to achieve our goal, each of us needs to

    develop our own leadership philosophy. We cannot deny that every great leader in the world has their
    own way to success. Mandela taught me how to overcame many challenges and formed a successful
    leadership style. Based on his leadership lessons, I would say that Nelson Mandela possessed perfect
    qualities such as acting through peace and committing sacrifices. He was very effective in completing his
    goal of a democratic society because he never gave up as a human-like us.

    The first leadership lesson that would best address the challenges I am facing today is, “Courage
    is not the absence of fear — it's inspiring others to move beyond it.” Growing up, I do have fear and
    anxiety. I treat it as a normal thing since my personality is being an introverted type of person. However,
    as Mandela said, it is usual for every person to have feelings of anxiety and fear, and courage is not the
    absence of fear and anxiety, but we are the ones who need to find our own method to overcome it that
    cannot let bad emotion defecting us. I learned that the obstructs towards my success are not about my
    personality, but the fact that I have never think of a way to overcome my weaknesses. Mandela said that
    he put up a front when he was being scared. So, although Mandela had fear, he still could lead his
    followers to move on from that specific challenges. If I cannot seek an appropriate route to resolve my
    weak traits, I can clearly say that I can never become a success. Another lesson is all about “Quitting is
    leading too”, my understanding and knowing when to quit is the key to success. In this highly competitive
    society, I learned that leading by quitting ensures that all involved are raised to higher levels of
    motivation and moral growth in all respects as a human being. As a human being, I can conquer the
    challenges that I am facing today by simply knowing that before I’m going to quit on something, I need to
    ensure that I have done everything in my power that there is sustainability, continuity, and legacy in every
    work that I’ve done. Moreover, I don’t’ simply up and go because quitting serves only as a springboard to
    things bigger and better, not for myself but also the greater good of others. Lastly, it is important to
    “know our enemy — and learn about his favorite sport.” I learned that if I know my enemy and also
    myself, my victory will not definitely stand in doubt. By simply understanding both my strengths and
    efficiency and also those of my enemy, I can realistically compare the two and predict the likelihood of
    victory during conflicts that I am experiencing today. If I know myself and my enemy, I will not be put at
    risk even in a hundred battles and dangers.

    Indeed, as a leader, we need to pay attention to self-care not just for our own sake but also for the
    people around us. The importance of knowing the importance of leadership lessons is like taking care of
    your team starts just like taking care of ourselves. We need to understand our limits and do the things that
    we can reasonably accomplish in a finite period of time. By simply identifying the tasks and creating a
    solution to that challenges and problems will engage our team members and encourage their development
    toward a long-term goal.

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