Last week we talked about surrendering to the doubts and fears in order to set the truth free. Because the truth is you’re enough just as you are.

But it’s not only about that. It’s also about understanding you’re worthy of receiving the good that life has to offer.

Now. This sometimes sounds like an obvious matter, especially for you as a leader. Of course you feel worthy. Don’t you?

You should.
Everyone should.

As the fact is that you are worthy.
You are enough and you are worthy.

Yet you have to know it yourself. No one can convince you of that. The knowingness of that has to come from deep within you.

From the deepness of your relationship with yourself and with your spirit. From the truth of who and what you truly are.

For you need to be able to tap into your own worthiness and enoughness regardless of the outside conditions, in order for you to be the leader you’re here to be.

Especially when things aren’t exactly what we’d call easy.

Because if you can’t, it’s impossible for you to relate to others in a healthy, forwarding manner.

If you can’t, you’ll hide behind the need to protect yourself, to defend yourself in your response.

And that’s when you’re in a full blown (unnecessary) war already. No matter how you try to explain it otherwise, there’s a war going on inside of you whenever you feel the need to protect or defend.

And that’s not taking anyone forward.

Protection and defense in that way always take you backwards, not forward. Yet, you’re supposed to move forward.

And, if you’re moving backwards, you’re taking your people with you.

As a leader, you need to be the person who moves others, and yourself, forward. At all times. It’s the sacred responsibility of leadership. The purpose of it all.

In order for you to be able to do that in each moment, even in those that might feel uncomfortable for you, you need to lean on your curiosity.

What’s on the other side of the need to protect and defend yourself?

That’s the question to reflect upon.

For beyond your need to protect and defend, beyond naming, shaming and blaming, is the true health and wellbeing of your leadership. The understanding that is unique to you.

And beyond that, is your own relationship with your own enoughness and worthiness in any given moment. Regardless of the outside conditions, events and circumstances. Regardless of anything or anyone outside of you.

Attending this relationship is really your sole responsibility. The only real work you need to do. For everything else follows automatically.

• Your ability to relate and respond in a healthy and forwarding manner in any situation.

• Your ability to support and lead your people in a healthy and forwarding way.

• Your ability to be a constructive part of the whole and serve the higher good of all concerned.

Your true health and wellbeing in both life and leadership.

For when you’re aligned with it, your people will be too. And that’s when magic is about to happen.


With my all,
Paula
xx