Sometimes we get inadvertently disconnected…from ourselves.
We lose clarity around the vision we’re working toward, or why we are doing the work we are doing. We start noticing things happening around us, sometimes to people we are close to, that spark fear or weaken our faith, and we wonder if they’re a sign that we are somehow on the wrong path.
It’s at those times and in those moments that the only way to know our True Path is to reconnect. To sit still, feel the beating of our heart, and connect with that inner feeling of being truly passionate about our vision, our mission, our True Purpose.
Because until we are able to do this, we simply cannot lead others.
Why? Think of your followers. Now think of yourself as a follower. Could you follow someone who is clearly disconnected from their own path? You might have a corporate title that gives you the ability to tell someone to do something and know it will get done, but we all know that’s not leadership.
Leadership involves a genuine connection between the leader and follower. To create this connection, one must first be connected to themselves.
Because just as you can’t love another person until you can truly love yourself, you cannot commit to lead another person until you are able to be the leader of your own path. Confident, unwavering, passionate about your direction and the beauty of the journey.
The beauty of living a free life is that we have the power to live the journey we are meant to live. We are empowered to choose the path that is absolutely our own True Path. We can give ourselves permission to be insanely happy on this path, passionate about how we are impacting the world with each step. And we can choose to turn our inner light to full-wattage, understanding that we can change the energy of the entire planet this way, one by one.
And then we can really lead…
But it all starts with reconnecting with our True Selves in order to harness this power and lead in the way we are truly meant to lead.
Are you fully connected?
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3 Response Comments
Lisa – This is a great article. I especially liked “you cannot commit to lead another person until you are able to be the leader of your own path. Confident, unwavering, passionate about your direction and the beauty of the journey.”
And, thank you for putting it out there that you have to reaffirm this confidence and reconnect with who you really are. I have found that I need to take a time out on a regular basis to go back to my own personal beliefs about who I am and why I am here. In this case, once is not enough. We create change in our own personal “Book of Laws” each day as we grow fully into who we are, and we may not be aware of what those changes are on a daily basis. And, on top of it, it’s great fun to see how far we’ve come in a very short period of time.
Keep up the good work! I love your blogs and seeing how our thoughts often travel the same pathways.
Georgia
Georgia,
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate this. I genuinely respect you and all the collaborators of the Lead Change Group, so to know my experiences are resonating with you so personally means the world to me. Thank you for taking the time to not only share the journey with me, but to comment as well! And you’re so right – once is not enough. It’s a continuous re-awakening for me!