Being a successful leader that enjoys a fair amount of downtime is hard and requires a lot of skills. It is unreasonable to expect that all leaders are naturally born because they get where they want through tons of challenges, meetings, and planning. The world’s most famous leaders, such as Warren Buffett, Angela Merkel, Aung San Suu Kyi, Bill Clinton, Dalai Lama, and Michael Bloomberg, are known for their actions rather than words, so we will stick to the strategies that ensure that your actions speak louder than your words.

There are some characteristics world leaders share that make them special when compared to many others, including a thirst for knowledge, passion, kindness, and desire to make the difference. As it turns out, there are some tools that can be used to ensure that these characteristics are put to the good use without any additional effort and they will be discussed in this article. Here are some of them that work consistently and reliably.

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