HOW TO BECOME LEADER

So how can we become a leader?

If you define being a leader as being the best at what you do, there are three steps to follow:

1- Learn : understand how things work and get up to speed on the topic. You can learn in different ways (talk to experts, read blogs & magazines, take courses, get certification, read books, etc). People have different preferences for how to learn, but reading books is the most effective way to quickly acquire knowledge that took others years to learn. It helps you get into more depth on a topic than other learning methods. Its like putting your brain on steroids.

2- Do : Once you get up to speed on the topic, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and start creating. The initial knowledge (step 1) helps you hit the ground running, but creating something accelerates your learning and gives you a better grasp of the topic. You get the most out of the brain steroids by working out 

3- Improve: The first two steps can take you to the limit of what is known on a topic. Leaders go a step further and start to improve on that knowledge. They push the envelope and advance the knowledge on the subject. They experiment and iterate to take things further. They reach the edge and become experts.