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Spontaneous!
Familiar regular routine – that’s me! Yet, listening to that inner intuition, brought about a little spontaneity, helping me step outside of the norm.
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking recently on presence and intuition in the coaching world. On Friday morning, I started listening even more to that small little voice, it was telling me to mix things up a bit! Entering into my mind came this spontaneous thought to head off to St. Andrews for the day with my wife. It was beautiful weather after all and I didn’t have a lot to do anyway.
Spontaneity can scare a lot of people; routine is often the preferred (and safer) route for many (me included).
However, I shared the idea with my wife. We both embraced it and off we went for a fantastic day together. We loved it so much that when a similar thought arrived on Saturday morning to climb Alva Glen in the afternoon, we grasped hold of that idea too and off we trotted to go climb some hills. What a wonderful day we had and coincidentally met some good friends along the way too!
“Spontaneous – having an open, natural, and uninhibited manner”
#Spontaneity – don’t silence those thoughts, relax – listen to them, value them, embrace them, share them, action them, have some fun and enjoy!
Go on – listen up and give it a go!
Wisdom
“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.” – Albert Einstein.
Day in, day out, I work with leaders. I know many good leaders, in fact great ones. Conversely, in my 30 year career, I have also met others who have been mean and condescending, whose motto was simply “Its my way or the highway” as they say. Perhaps you have met someone like that?
I believe that wisdom is crucial to the field of great leadership.
Simply stated, wisdom is the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions and judgements. However much you might want it, wisdom is not something that you go out and get. It’s something that you must be open to receiving. It’s also something that comes not only through success, but failure too.
What then are some of the characteristics I’ve observed in wise leaders?
– They are self-aware
– They love people
– They serve others
– They are selfless
– They empower others
– They work hard
– They know their why
– They are trusted
– They are kind
– They are humble
– They are compassionate
Leadership is a way of behaving, whereas wisdom is a way of thinking.
Who do you know who are wise leaders?
What do you need to do to become more like them?
Are you becoming a wise leader?