Disciple Leader

 Being a disciple leader means that your leadership, and how you do life, is patterned after the Savior's way. To have a discipline in something, means to have studied and practiced that thing for an extensive period of time and to still be honing and developing your skill. George Leonard, the author of Mastery, has a black belt in the martial art of Aikido. He explains in his book that regardless of his black belt, which is the highest level you can attain, his learning will never stop. He explains that there are no experts, only learners, and that you must practice for the sake of practice, not for the results. This idea of continual improvement through consistent practice is the key to the disciple leader. He also shares that the process of mastery reveals so much more to learn as we travel on the journey. The destination is two miles farther for every mile we travel. This is what it means to be a disciple leader. I have always felt that the more I learn, the more  I realize that I don't know. Maintaining a child-like wonderment and willingness to try new things opens up the opportunity to increase and grow. Exaltation brings to us the opportunity to have eternal increase. This increase isn't limited to posterity, but it also includes the increase of knowledge, experience, and understanding. Mastery is to be always learning and seeking improvement. This is what a disciple leader seeks as well.