Leader ..... Follower

Even if you are not a natural born leader, it doesn't necessarily mean that you have to be a follower.  I mean, of course, a follower of what other people are doing.

There is a form of following that I have come to think of as "the law of the jungle."  To me this means that everyone is doing it because everyone is doing it.  We all accept it because we have always done it this way.  Sometimes, this could be good.  Other times, it is very limiting.

In a book that I recently read by author, Matthew Kelly, he refers to every person becoming the very best version of his or herself.  Often, taking advice from trusted sources is a form of following that helps you to become your own best version.  Often, taking advice or following others leads you down the wrong path.

Still other times, simply following "the law of the jungle' leads you to become a very complacent version of yourself.  That is why I think that we need to assess every situation and decide if we are going to follow, lead, or just take our own path.

Life is full of these kinds of decisions.  I think that it is very important not to just to default to following.