Proactive Leadership

The Essence of LeadershipNot designation, But dispositionPersonal leadership is the foundation of public leadership

Are leaders born or made?“Sociologists tell us that even the most introverted individual will influence ten thousand other people during his or her lifetime!” - John C Maxwell

Personal leadership - universal

Everyone may or may not have what it takes to be a public leader, but everyone can a be a personal leader

Fire beneath vs fire within“You get the best effort from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within.” - Bob Nelson

Proactive

ActiveReactiveProactive Productive

Understanding our inner landscape

Three-level existence:Body – Hardware Mind – SoftwareSoul – User

ProactiveChange how youPerceive: How we see our situationProcess: What is the worldview

within which we see that situation Pursue: How we respond to that

situation

Perceive Don’t eternalize the problem – contextualize itLife determines our problems – we determine their size

ProcessOur destiny is bigger than our biology We are parts of the infinite sourcePlay the part of the part & the whole will fill the hole

Pursue

Be not tense – be intense Transform anxiety into intensity by focusing on what is in our control, not on what is not in our control

Power

Meditation is the stabilizer & elevator of consciousnessOur spirituality increases our ability to tap our ability

To know more

Questions www.thespiritualscientist.comDaily spiritual reflections:www.gitadaily.com

Desire Do what you desire or Desire what you do Journal to convince yourself of

what you want to do

Envision

Vision without action is just a dream

But action without vision is often a nightmare

Envision

Plans don’t always work, but planning worksEg clock vs compass

Endeavor

Practice makes one perfect – provided we improve not just our actions but also our attitudes

What shapes our inner attitude?

Three-level existence:Body – Hardware Mind – SoftwareSoul – User

Pray

Endeavor + Destiny = Success Eg Farming – plowing + rains

Pray

Change anxiety to intensity by shift of focus What is not in our control is not out of control

Blitz

Our desires are often desires produced by corporate-media controlled media

Eg. “Torches of freedom” propaganda

Pray Meditation minimizes inner friction & maximizes outer contributionOur ability to tap our ability is increased by our spirituality