Leadership wasn't something you chased. It found you — because when things got hard, you were the one still standing when everyone else stepped back.

You carry things other people don't know about. Decisions that kept you up at night. People you're responsible for. A standard you hold yourself to that nobody else can see — because the weight of it is yours alone to bear.

You don't lead for the recognition. You lead because someone has to — and because you know what happens when no one does.

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." — Abraham Lincoln