Some of us, as leaders, go through a series of purpose-expressions, a series of careers, as we grow, learn and become more and more of who we are meant to be. Others find one avenue immediately after high school or college and stay with that one expression of their vision throughout much of their life. Whichever path you follow is yours, not right or wrong, just yours..
The one core truth we learn, however, is that whatever path we choose, there will be a continuous series of opportunities for growth or stagnation. For living our truth or being in self-betrayal. Choosing leadership, consciously or otherwise, requires that we be ready to grow in order to deal with all the challenges, opportunities, and expansions that happen as our vision takes on a life of its own. That choosing can support compassion, understanding, and a greater leadership skill as those around us go through their process as well.
As leaders, we are challenged at times to decide if we are ready or even want to grow to that next level, to lead at that level, to become even more of who we are.
If you are human, you will at times want to stop, to breath, to reconsider your choices. That is never a failing, or a weakness, rather it is an amazing gift you give yourself. When you have grown significantly, or when it is time to grow significantly, stopping to catch up with yourself, to integrate all that is happening, is a smart and solid way of strengthening your foundation, your connection to your Spirit, to your purpose, and to you.
Use these articles as a means to do that.
Power isn’t time or money — it’s energetic coherence. When we begin our careers, our businesses, or even our lives as young adults, planning a future with so much enthusiasm and dreams plus a wonderous sense of adventure we have little awareness that we are also envisioning what type of leader we will become. Leaders in our homes and in…
The silent burnout of success. You’ve mastered the art of achievement. But does your life still feel like yours? I’ve had the experience, more than once, where although I loved what I was doing career-wise, it felt as if my work was governing my life. Almost as if there was no room in it for me. What amazed me was…
Edge without erosion is a choice—architected, not hoped for. We all have them. A calendar serves a purpose especially for those of us who can forget so quickly. However, calendars also fail smart and visionary people. They’re built for other people’s urgencies. They are built primarily so we can be there to serve others and to fill a list of…
What did you trade for your success—and was it worth it? So often, in this western world, we’re taught to pursue success at all costs. Almost as if our credibility or even our right to exist was dependent upon our level of success, whatever that means. I have seen so many clients, male and female, striving for success as if…
In ancient times, even to a few hundred years ago, it was an accepted practice to have a rite of passage at the point of adolescence. Calling boys and girls, into adulthood, into their leadership. Sadly, in most places, that practice has been lost. Sadly, because preparation for true success begins with personal transformation – the spiritual awakening – that…
Your nervous system sets the room’s metronome. The team always takes its lead from the leader. A regulated, purpose-anchored leader fosters psychological safety, better immune health (less sick-day churn), and steadier execution. A chronically stressed leader spreads urgency, illusions of control, reactivity, and errors – then wonders why “no one else can think.” The dynamics of the team usually then…
If summer is the exhale, these next two weeks are your chance to remember how to breathe. Truth for high performers: Have you discovered that you didn’t lose your edge—you lost your awe. It is so easy for busyness to become the brand, while joy gets outsourced to “later. However, play isn’t a perk. It’s the reset that restores judgment,…
Burnout isn’t a time problem. It’s a meaning problem. If we can remember when we were in our teens, and energy was an unlimited resource, we lived in a world where everything was of immense importance. It took little effort to get psyched about a party, a group of friends going out together, etc. Our greatest purpose was showing up…
If your wins cost your well-being, they’re not victories – they’re invoices. There are so many ways to achieve what is viewed as success. Most of us learned that “hard work” was the most significant ingredient in success. Hard work always paid off. It was a simple value to understand if not always easy to execute. Hard work, however, doesn’t…
This weekend has so many meanings. It’s the unofficial end of summer. Even for those who choose to push the season as far as possible, even into fall. Simultaneously, we pause as a nation to honor the dignity of laborers. Although we may forget why at times, we take a day off to celebrate the labor of all those who…
“When we fear not being “enough” we have lost sight of being more than was ever imagined”. Copyright ©2018. Dorothy A. Martin-Neville, PhD, LLC
