Iconic Leaders Can Teach Us About Charisma and Inspiration

As a professional, I teach techniques in interpersonal communication, and study the methods of great communicators past and present. 

This post will attempt to take a peek into how iconic figures were as leaders. 

A large part of memorable leadership is about charisma. Why? Because charisma happens when listening and projecting positive emotions work together. Charisma also operates at a higher vibrational frequency; the result is that this type of energy makes people feel inspired. Many actors, politicians and motivational speakers, like Oprah Winfrey, Tony Robbins, Joel Osteen are charismatic.

The other part of charisma has to due with sending a clear message with a strong objective.

Here's my take on influential leadership. 

Great leaders choose powerful objectives. You can't expect to be exceptional if you don’t have a powerful end-goal in mind. Steve Jobs understood this dynamic very well, and it’s one of the reasons why Apple is one of the greatest and innovative companies of our time. Jobs never for one minute gave up on his vision.

Nelson Mandela was one of the greatest storytellers of all time. Your overall delivery has to be compelling, and something that your audience would be emotionally moved by. Mandela also molded his messages and made it relevant by focusing on what the people needed to hear at that time. South Africa's political climate was strife with unrest; so his messages had to be timely. Your message is always the first step in building a solid foundation for success. It’s a crucial building block of your brand presence.

Not everyone will agree or even care about your message, but there will be a group of people who will care. Seek them out. They are your target audience and they're your anchors. Too often, people pitch their message, and often make the fatal mistake by pitching their message to everyone. By doing this the message gets watered down. Instead, identify your core audience and speak directly to their wants and address their fears. It’s fruitless to be everything to everyone, when you can be special to someone.

Leaders share their global vision, and their supporters become their brand ambassadors. Learn to collaborate with others and build something great together. Your vision most likely will pivot when others perspectives are added, but as long as you have the end-goal in mind, you’ll maintain your vision's integrity.

From religion we learn from ancient texts, leaders like Jesus wasn’t afraid of being outrageous. He was innovative, and had oodles of confidence. (Whether or not the following statements are true or what you believe to be true is not the intention.) When Jesus expressed to his audience he could heal the sick; his message had immediacy and gave hope, which made him indispensable to his audience. The take away here is be committed to what you believe.

You will be remembered for your confidence and having faith in what you believe.

Are you prepared to stand by what you believe, and how can you plan to make yourself memorable in the eyes of your audience?

I would love to hear your thoughts and more information about me and Win The Room can be found at www.wintheroom.com

As always all my best and may you win your room everyday.