This is an excerpt from TD Jakes addressing leadership of your own life. If you're your like me, this will help you deal with P R O C R A S T A N A T I O N !!!! I have a horrible habit of it. I endup doing things that should have been done YESTERDAY But if I dont get up, get out, and get something, I'll have no choice but to be a follower all my life.

Good leadership is critical. It is important, whether you are a business owner, whether you are in ministry, whether you are in marriage, or whether you are one person alone going to college, going to school. Leadership: being able to take discipline over yourself and say, "This is what I am going to do; this is my plan; this is my strategy. I must get up out of the bed at this time. This is my study routine. Getting leadership. Getting control over yourself. People who lead well do well. And I’ll say it again: People who lead well do well. People who do not develop leadership skills stand around and wait to be led, and depending upon who passes by, that determines what happens in your life. Whether you are married or not, you need to be in control of your own spirit. The Bible says, "He that cannot rule his own spirit is like a city without walls." If you can’t do anything but lead you, you have done a whole lot to get a grip on you. Where are you going? How are you going to get there? And when do you expect to arrive at your destination?

Listen to its entirety here

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