What does disciple leadership mean to you and what are you doing to continue the process of becoming a disciple leader?

I believe disciple leadership is accurately represented by most of our church leaders, prophets, and the Savior. The actual definition of a disciple is to be a follower of Christ. The definition of a leader is obviously  one who leads others into success (preferably.)

To me, a disciple leader is honest in all of their doings. Some characteristics that come to mind  of a disciple leader are compassionate, service-oriented, diligent, resourceful, and persistent.  A disciple leader has the bigger picture in mind, and carefully evaluates and makes decisions based on their core values. Our ultimate example of a disciple leader is Jesus Christ. By following his example, we too can become disciple  leaders. Christ led with compassion, but he was also firm and persistent in his message. Christ used what he had; he used his talents and serviced his fellowman. Persecution raged, but Christ remained diligent in what he knew to be true. All of these characteristics and examples taken from Christ's life can be related back to business.

Personally, I believe I have a long way to go on my disciple leadership path. To continue my growth process, I will stay in school and gain as much knowledge as I can to prepare myself for what is  really out there in the real world. I would also  like to carefully study Christ's example and write down a list of characteristics that I wish to exemplify. As I go out into the business world, I will remain true to my core values. To ingrain them into my head, I will write them out often, possibly hang the words were I can see them. This will remind and encourage me to be the type of disciple leader Christ wants me to be. When I am in leadership positions, instead of using negative routes, I will lead with love and compassion; still staying persistent and firm in my reasoning.

I believe in today's world, it can be difficult to grow and maintain a disciple persona. The hustle and bustle of everyday life stresses us out and wears us down. Many times, that frustration will come out at work. However, if we constantly remind ourselves of the bigger picture; who we are and where we want to go; I believe that it is easier and a completely attainable goal to become a disciple leader.