INVISIBLE LEADERSHIP
A leader is best when people barely know he exists; when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. (Lao Tzu)
One of my most powerful personal gifts is seeing the absolute best in the other. I see this "absolute best" as an actual fact, not "potential." But this greater version self is so often forgotten (or buried) beneath many dampening layers.
The truth is, I can't do the work of removing those blockages for anyone but myself. The best I can do is continue to call for the absolute best part of you, while doing the best that I can to live from that same place within me.
The truth is, my only real work is a personal work that may serve as a living example: a call to remember that each of us is so much better than we have been led to believe.
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The "leader" in me is not meant for the stage or the spotlight. He is vacuuming floors, lighting incense, and smiling at the cashier.
He is perfectly human - in all of the richness that comes with that beautiful term. He is visible only to those who are ready to see.
And finally: his work is not to do-for-you, but rather to show you how capable you are at doing all this for yourself.
At the end of the day, there's not one thing about your success that I am responsible for: it's all you.
It is best if I barely exist: I exist for the joy of my story, and to celebrate you-living-yours.