My last post was about how we can foster self-trust as the central means to overcoming “stuckness” and conflict that holds us back from fulfilling our leadership potentials. If leading is responding to the call to stand in an exposed place in order to change the order of things, then by definition leading relies on… Continue reading On Self-Trust, Part II — the Temple
Category: Self-Knowledge
On Self-Trust, Part I — the River
Recently I wrote about the essence of leadership as responding to “the call to stand in an exposed place and bring change to the order of things.” I used the example of someone with less power and stature speaking up at an important meeting where she risked the possibility of her ideas being dismissed —… Continue reading On Self-Trust, Part I — the River
A Beautiful Example
First, I want to offer many thanks to Aleksander Velkoski for stopping by my site and leaving a comment on my last post. In return, I visited his own fine leadership-oriented site. I found excellent material and I was particularly impressed by a video of Peter Schiff that I, like Aleksander, have decided to embed.… Continue reading A Beautiful Example
On Defensiveness: More Straw for an Even Bigger Fire
In my last post I mentioned the phrase “straw for the fire” as having emerged during a meditation. Since then I have become increasingly aware of something within that continues to grow around these lines. Mostly this: that every concept of self, every cherished belief, and certainly all absolutes are so much straw, as well.… Continue reading On Defensiveness: More Straw for an Even Bigger Fire