Before we move forward to our discussion of stress, let's take some time to talk about motivation to lead. You'll recall in module one my observation about leadership. Understanding why you want to lead is an important fist step on your leadership journey. So let's take some time to look at motivation to lead. First and foremost, understanding why you want to lead is an extremely important step to improving your success as a leader. There are a variety of contributing factors to your success as a leader. We're going to review an academic article in which a variety of factors were considered, investigated, and correlated to those factors that most influence success in leadership. We will examine some of those now, first, with self-efficacy. Your belief in yourself as a leader is a strong positive correlating factor in your success. If you believe you can do it, your chances of success are greater. The fact that you've done something before gives you confidence in your ability to do it again. So past experience also tends to correlate very positively to your success as a leader. This suggests to me that you ought to look for those opportunities to lead so that you can build that experience that will contribute to future leadership experiences. Your personality, as we've discussed all along, also has an impact on your success as a leader. What are those things in your personality that either reinforce, or that you will have to compensate for, that will affect your success as a leader? And finally, values, as we've discussed before, influence your decision making skills. As such, they have a dramatic impact on your leadership effectiveness. In a moment, we'll explore in much more detail each of the factors that contribute to, not only your motivation to lead, but your success as a leader.