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Leadership is a decision.
From the LinkedIn archives. Welcome to Living Art.
[5/3/2022]
Leadership starts with a decision.
I love myself deeply.
I trust myself deeply.
I am not available for anything else.
Leading others effectively requires you to know how to lead yourself effectively.
Not theoretically. Experientially.
It requires you to know yourself intimately.
It requires you to be available for intimacy.
It requires you to be fearless enough to look fear in the eye and take bold, concerted action.
Your messy humanness is the grounding for your initiation.
Can you stand it? Can you stand in it?
Can you hold it? Can you love it?
I believe that these questions are a powerful measure of your mettle as a leader. And I believe this not because saying ‘no’ makes you less-than, but because [being able to say] ‘yes’ makes you invincible.
I am fascinated by the concept of alchemy.