Leadership is not simply given to those with the biggest titles or status.  No matter what your age or title, you can lead and should work on your leadership skills.  The more you grow, the more influence you'll be able to exert over others and, as research shows, you'll be more likely to make more money over time as you become more valuable in your career.

But leadership certainly isn't just about the work environment that you're in.  Leadership extends to every area of your life.

So, in today's blog, I want to share a few things that can help you succeed as a leader - no matter where you're at or how old you are.  Think of these things as rules to follow or at least ideas to keep in mind as you navigate the landscape that you find yourself leading in today - or may find yourself leading in down the road.

Here at 10 ways to be a better leader today:

1. Treat everyone the way you'd like to be treated.

Have you ever witnessed someone treat the lowest person...

**Note:  The outline and principles I am sharing today come directly from Pastor Craig Groeschel on a leadership talk he gave.  I highly suggest his books and leadership podcast!  You can find him here.

What makes a great leader great?

For that matter, what makes a great man great?

These are things I often think about and pursue and think we all should too.  As you've heard before and is wise to consider:  find out what successful people are doing (that you'd like to do too) and then do what they do!

For much of my life, this has been my approach and it is certainly the approach I take with my online Fight Club and men's ministry, called Get In The Fight: find successful men and do what they're doing.

We're going to do that together in this blog post and learn about 3 things that Pastor Groeschel says great leaders do.  As you will see, I believe that all men should do these too.

1. Define what winning looks like

In baseball,...