People hug you and want to be around you as you elevate them. What can each one of us do to pursue our own vision and elevate others in our own lives?
Everyone pursues their own vision, but if there is a shared vision, then everyone joins together, and that is how a movement begins. A leader should give a shared vision, then step back and allow people to move forward. He or she should not assert their leadership, but facilitate people to move forward and, take responsibility, and empower them in areas of their interest.
When someone comes up to me saying, "I would like to work on solar lighting, or organic farming, or do a campaign educating people to do away with female feticide", I encourage them. When people on the ground level come up with a vision, they have a sense of belongingness to the project, and they feel empowered. In this way, corruption also goes out, since you can be corrupt only with people who you think don’t belong to you. A sense of belongingness can bring people together.
You also need a few men here and there, as women fight amongst themselves. The worst enemy of women is not men, but women themselves. It is not a generalized statement, but what have we found in many areas is intense feelings of jealousy. You find women pulling each other in different directions. Wherever you have small areas with groups of women, it functions to teach people, whether men or women, to accept diversity. Learn to accept other people’s point of view, and above all this, be patient, as no endeavor will be successful without patience.