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.
There are many perspectives and approaches to dealing with disease and disorder; the REAL challenge, is in learning to understand the origin. What causes disease? Is there a spiritual purpose and does it connect to one’s essence or one’s personality? What predisposes one person versus another to be susceptible to a particular disorder? Is it simply genetics or is there…
I have been in the field of mental health for over two decades and to this day I am still excited and intrigued by the way people think and how they respond…
An exciting and awe inspiring modality of health care that has been practiced for thousands of years in other parts of the world, energy is only now becoming, albeit gradually, a known reality in this country. What is happening also, and perhaps what is supporting this awakening, is that the field is becoming progressively more diverse. Energy as an accepted…
I am planning a reunion and refresher course for the graduates of my school, a school I loved for almost 19 years. In the planning and reflection, I realize so clearly that we all go do down so many paths in our journey. Perhaps some we never could have imagined walking however we can become acclimated and then think of…
This past Saturday was my birthday. As with every other day there is always something to learn or relearn. My dear friend Anne Garland was hosting her annual conference at the Griswold Inn in Essex that day and we had decided that after her event a few of us would have a drink in the bar to celebrate my day….
This past Saturday was my birthday and as always we have so many things to learn, or relearn, and that day was no different. Anne Garland had put together her annual women’s event at Griswald Inn in Essex and it was suggested that afterward a few of us would toast at the bar and celebrate my birthday. Anne being Anne…
As with all of us, I am so aware that when I am focused on where I want to go in my life, and how I want to get there, amazing things happen. It is when I sort of know, and/or I am sort of focused, that it seems everything gets stuck and it takes forever. Life is so…
Over the years I have been interviewed by numerous magazines and newspapers as well as various TV and radio hosts in several countries. Nonetheless, being a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Network a short while ago felt as if I was moving to a whole other level. Then, two weeks ago, I received a call from a woman at Huffington…
I lived overseas in Anguilla, BWI for almost ten years and in coming back to the US I have been able to see so many things I never noticed before. For one, the emphasis that is now being promoted on simplifying life and downsizing is actually a glorious step back into a world where there are so many fewer distractions…
The first week or two of a New Year is my time to review the past year (once it is over) so I can assess where I am today versus where I was last year at this time. What dreams have been actualized? What dreams no longer fit? What new dreams have been developing over the course of the year…
“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
