What gets in the way of leadership

What gets in the way of you being the best leader you can be whether that be in your own life or in the life of others?

For years I have sought out leadership roles whereever I could find them. I am drawn to and enjoy serving people in that way. For a long time however i was frustrated because i didn't feel like i was being as effective as i could be. I was what i would consider an inconsistent leader. One day i was focused on the cause and ready to go and at other times I was dissinterested and didn't want to be bothered. In those moments I became selfish and no longer wanted to serve. When that happened, I left the people around me confused. Trust in me started to errode.

It wasn't until I stopped and took a hard look at how I was living my daily life and how i was taking care of myself that i started to realize that some of the things I was doing which seemed seperate from the leadership roles I assumed, directly impacted my ability to lead. More accurately, some of the things I was doing directly underminded my leadership and prevented me from having the impact I wanted to have.

What about you? What are you doing or not doing that prevents you from being the best leader you could be?