Just own it
Never think that becoming a leader will make you responsible.
Being responsible will make you a leader!
Ownership always creates leadership, because ownership always expands you.
There is no moment in life when you are not taking ownership anyway, for whatever you are doing – whether it is cooking a meal, or crossing a road, or signing a big business deal, or ruling a country. So why not take ownership consciously?
When you take responsibility consciously, it becomes a power and a joy.
Whether to flourish as an individual, or maintain a stable family, or work as part of an organizarion or support each other as a community, you need to take ownership.
If you are a housewife, take responsibility for that. If you are a professional, take responsibility for that! If you are a father, take responsibility for that. If you are a student, take responsibility for that. If you are a son, take responsibility for that. If you are a sannyasi, take responsibility for that! Take responsibility for all the dimensions you have in your life - for everything.
I have seen many people who serve their whole life, but never become leaders. Understand, the person who feels it as his own naturally becomes the owner! The person who does not feel it as his own remains a worker. Which one you choose to be is up to you.
Becoming responsible makes you a leader; not the other way round!