Successful leaders serve. They don’t think in terms of hierarchy, they think in terms of building. Building foundations, building strong hearts, building honor into the culture. 

Successful leaders teach future leaders how to get in the trenches by being in the trenches themselves. They don’t mind getting their hands dirty. In fact, they value the dirt, they value the fruit that comes from putting their hands to some unglamorous work. They know that fruit comes from the roots up, the unseen portions hidden in the dirt. The cultivating agent of fruit is dirt. Unlikely, unglamorous, unassuming dirt. The door is in the floor. The door is in the dirt. 

Humility and servanthood will cause greatness to flourish in the culture you are placed in to create/influence. Leaders, take your place in the glorious dirt of destiny and greatness, let your eyes be opened to see beauty instead of drudgery, and call your heart into the glory of love and servanthood. 

©Elisabeth Cooper 2018