Chapters of Leadership: Settling Intro - pt.2
Don’t judge YOUR story based on the chapter you are walking in now
Throughout the past 2+ decades of leading myself, others and teams, I have found four chapters of leadership. Each of these are distinct, definitive and dynamic aimed to take us further into our journey. Similarly to a good story, they have ingredients which connect you to the metanarrative - in our story of leadership these ingredients are purpose, indicators, key responsibilities and emotional connection.
Possessing awareness of these key chapters I have derived from my leadership story - from settling to perfecting there is a shared understanding and experience. As the unknown author of the quote above states, don’t let others base your leadership present, past or future on the chapter they walked in on. Even more importantly…don’t judge your own story based on the chapter you are in right now. In the pursuit to be well | rooted, there is always more to learn, hills to climb, chapters to write, depths to discover and lest we forget heights from which we can fall.
Stay rooted ~
Deeper Roots
Is it a challenge for you to not judge your own story based on the chapter you are walking in right now?
Do you know why?
If you think about the word “judge” does it create feelings and/or thoughts of negativity in you?
Do you find it conjures a proposition of right vs. wrong?
Or maybe for you carries a bad vs. good connotation?
Are those an accurate depiction of what the word means?
Do you believe it is possible to judge something without it being a pronouncement of finality and/or permanence?
