We are all born as Leaders!
The genetic blueprint for Leadership is in our DNA! But many of us are conditioned to become Followers. This conditioning comes from the people who influence us, the environment that surrounds us and the events that shape us. Leaders are perceived to be risk takers and for many, risk equates to the possibility of failure. And failure is the ultimate pain known to man. Once we surrender to failure, we abandon hope. When we abandon hope, we abandon faith! When we abandon faith, we abandon God!
We are conditioned to “play it safe” and to avoid the risk of failure. We are conditioned to seek security in our job, our relationship, our faith and our community. And we condition those we love to seek that same security.
“Don’t take chances, play it safe!”
This conditioning starts with our parents. Instead of raising us as Leaders, they “secure” our Future by raising us as Followers. The only way to protect a Leader is to make him a Follower. Follow protocol, follow tradition, follow in your dad’s footsteps, and follow your mother’s choice in men! There is safety in numbers and Followers outnumber Leaders by a huge margin. Our parents simply follow the advice of their parents and so the conditioning perpetuates, generation after generation! The right job guarantees stability and security. The right partner guarantees a successful relationship. The right faith guarantees a connection with God. Or so it seems!
Unfortunately, there are no guarantees in life!
The right job might fall victim to a recession or become obsolete. The right partner may abandon you for the wrong partner. The right faith may be the wrong faith for you!
Everything in life happens for a reason! Everything in the Universe serves a greater purpose. Everything that lives exists for its contribution to the Greater Good. From the simplest organism to the most complicated life form. Minute plankton is food for the majestic whale. The immense rainforest of the Amazon creates oxygen for our planet. Our death creates an opportunity for our survivors.
We are all born as Leaders. That is no coincidence. That is not a superfluous genetic trait. We are born as Leaders because we MUST act as Leaders! We MUST work and inspire as Leaders! We MUST build our relationships as Leaders! We MUST take charge and be in control of our lives as Leaders! We MUST contribute as Leaders!
That is our purpose!
You must give re-birth to the Leader inside you that has been dormant all this time! You don’t have to create the Leader inside you. It is already there and has been there all along. But you must create a new persona that will deliver this Leader and give it life. To give your inborn Leader life, you must give it purpose.
To give your Leader purpose, it MUST contribute!
A collective conscience for a Brave New World!
We all contribute at some level because we all have a purpose. Everything in the Universe has a purpose and we are no exception! But as humans, we have a unique quality that no other known life form has!
We have a conscience! We can differentiate between right and wrong. We can choose between good and evil. And therefore, our contribution can be positive or negative. Either way we contribute. But we determine the social value of our contribution. We determine the quality of our legacy!
Our persona determines the quality of our legacy! And in doing so, our persona will determine the quality of our life!
The quality of our relationship is determined by the quality of our persona. The level of satisfaction with our job or career is determined by our persona. The success of our business depends on who we are. The cure for an addiction is guided by our persona. We can’t change our weight, if we don’t change who we are first!
We choose governments and political Leaders to deal with our socio/economic challenges and to find solutions and opportunities for our national benefit. They take stewardship over our nation and set a course for the political agenda they’re mandated to pursue. Often our choices are flawed, producing mediocre results and disappointing outcomes. But they are our choices, and as such they are a reflection of ourselves.
I believe that the Age of Identity will demand more from governments as elected Leaders and more from us as selected Leaders. If we can elect politicians based on their persona, we can certainly select ourselves as Leaders based on our persona profile.
We can change the world by shifting the paradigm of contribution away from servitude and toward individual Leadership. If we all take charge and are in control of our lives, we will create a collective conscience for a brave new world. A new order of leadership!
It is a lofty but highly attainable ideal and it starts with us!
© 2014 Allan N. Mulholland, CPC
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