When you are a leader, you not only have a vision and direction: you communicate and implement it. How visionary is your life? How well you do communicate that to yourself and implement daily?
What isn't well recognized is that true leadership transforms us, cognitively as well as emotionally. It brings us in more consistent touch with our strengths, with the activities that energize us.
A great exercise is to read this new article on leadership from the perspective of how you lead your life. It's a view from a Special Operations military commander who has seen leadership up close and under pressure. It raises a great question for all of us: How well am I energizing my life?
We push ourselves to move at a faster life pace when instead we should make sure we're traveling the right path. Truly leading our lives sets us on the right paths.
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