How are leaders created

When I first started as a district manager, I had a very tough start. My first day of taking over 10 stores, I had…

cherry - no employees 
cherry hill mall - 2 employees 
Delran - fully staffed 
wilingboro - 1 employee quitting 1 working
grant - fully staffed
feasterville - fully staffed
richboro - 1 employee and he was quititng
wissinoming - 2 employees 
broad - 2 employees
market - fully staffed 

To be able to run these stores, was torture. Only 2 stores were staffed and I had people on the way out. Not to mention, I had to hit my sales goals. I was under immense sass and pressure. But it put me out to a great start.

I believe the best leaders are born from tough situations. The harder the situation, the better off the leader becomes. During my year of being a district manager, being in tough situations prepared me for anything I could’ve encountered. 

In the beginning is the best timing. Why? Because you have been through anything you could think of. And now you know how to react. In comparison leaders who go through situations later. They become too stressed.

Why does this happen? Because when your back is against the wall, you will do whatever it takes. A lot of leaders use the comparison of having a gun to your head. If you had a gun to your head and someone told you to make a million dollars in a year, you would find a way.

you don’t know how you would do it, but you would do it. This is why I believe the best leaders are put into tough situations. If you want to grow your leadership skills, put yourself in more uncomfortable situations.