You could feel more competent when directing others, which may be because you have more confidence in your abilities today. This sense of assurance might be the result of accepting the talents that you have and the ways in which those gifts can positively influence others. Even though your confidence may guide you, when taking the lead today it might be beneficial for you to keep in mind that others will only follow if you take the time to listen, honor, and respect their ideas. While it might feel as if you don't have as much control over a situation when you open yourself up to the people around you, by making yourself accessible and easy to talk to, others will more easily be able to place their trust in you.

Leading others requires so much more than simply confidence and control -- it demands that we expose ourselves to ideas that might conflict with our own and listen to them with and honest and receptive willingness. Although it may seem easy to let ourselves be open with others, we are in fact making ourselves vulnerable; it is during these times that our true confidence in ourselves and our talents holds us in good stead, for there are often things that we don't want to hear, but must if we wish to lead in a transformative way. By being comfortable with your sense of self and showing that you trust and understand others completely, you will lead the way effectively today.