There is but one failure in life and that is the failure to try.
If you're not uncomfortable on a daily basis, you're not making much progress.
As you live your hours, so you create your years. As you live your days, so you craft your life.
Focus on the impact you make versus the title you have.
The deeper your relationship with others, the more effective will be your leadership. People will not follow you if they do not trust you, and before someone will lend you a hand, you must first touch their heart.
Commit to Excellence. Become massively innovative and wear your passion on your sleeve. They might call you different or weird or even crazy. But please remember, every great leader (or visionary or brave thinker) was initially laughed at. Now they are revered.