Traditionally,
leadership is about motivating others for a good cause. A
leader is usually defined as someone who can effectively
organize groups of people to accomplish a worthwhile goal.
Being able to
lead others is a great feeling, but often the underlying
motive is: 'something is broken and it needs to be fixed'.
This idea finds its ultimate expression in the military. “We
need to rid the world of (fill in the blank)” or, “We must
establish (fill in the blank) or face unacceptable
consequences.” The idea is that conditions must change, and
we will force them into being by smashing those who
disagree. Such a philosophy only generates resentment,
opposition, and eventually, revolution. Not only is it
stupid, but it goes against universal principles and must
always result in failure. The United States, for example,
fought the tyranny of Nazi Germany in World War II. Sixty
years later, it is destroying its own constitutional
freedoms in an attempt to stamp out terrorism.
True leadership
is not about motivating others to do something in a good
cause (or forcing others to do your bidding), but the
ability to inspire others to connect with their inner self
and act joyfully in a manner which is fully compatible with
their own dreams. A leader is not someone who struggles and
sweats and organizes and pushes something through to
completion. A true leader inspires, or attracts those who
are already inspired to do something.
This idea is in
accordance with the Law of Vibration and the Law of
Attraction. When you begin to apply these universal laws in
your own life, you understand that their operation is
ubiquitous. You can’t get around them no matter how much you
struggle and strain. If you want to get something
accomplished, the key is aligning your own vibration to what
you want, and set an example for others. Then doors
magically open, and the people and resources you need can be
obtained with a lot less effort.
The fact is
that nothing in our world is broken.
The universe is
in perfect balance, and all beings in it are receiving
precisely according to the desires that are resonating
within them. As hard as it is to believe, there are no
accidents. There are co–incidences, but these events are
orchestrated by the vibrational tendencies of individual
sovereign beings. This is a good thing, for it means that
the more conscious and mindful you can become, the more
control you can have over every facet of your life.
Those things
that appear to be broken, like poverty, disease and
conflict, are simply individual beings focusing on them, and
receiving them. You will notice that poor people don't
associate with rich people. Is that because rich people hate
poor people? Of course not. It is solely and only because
abundant people are focused on abundance, and so attract to
them people who are abundant. The same for poor people. The
rich person who hates poor people will eventually have poor
people in his life, for his attention is focused strongly
there. If the rich guy continues his hatred of the poor, it
is very likely he will lose his money. Like attracts like,
that's just the way it is.
Lets take a
look at leadership as defined by someone who thinks that
something is wrong and is motivated to correct it. Let's say
a person is horrified by pollution of the local river from a
pulp mill. Protests and boycotts are organized, and legal
action is taken against the pulp mill. But because the focus
is on the broken thing (polluted river, evil corporation),
there is a lot of conflict, but nothing positive happens.
A leader who
understands that nothing is broken will approach the problem
much differently. Such a person will see the positive aspects of
everything. Such a leader will concentrate on only one
thing: a clean river. The word pollution will hardly ever
cross her lips. She will not criticize the company or the
board of directors. She will inspire them, perhaps, with the
idea of once again being able to swim and catch fish in the
river. She will approach the company with the idea of a
clean and pristine river and point out the benefits not just
for citizens, but for the company as well. There are a
couple of fisherman in management and the leader's vision
inspires them. They look into more efficient methods of
waste disposal and find one that will decrease emissions
significantly at only marginal cost. The leader offers to
promote the good efforts of the company to the local
community. The board gets an idea for an advertising
campaign, which is so successful that the company garners
new business.
True leadership
involves promoting a positive vision and watching people
voluntarily line up with it.
True leadership
is an alignment of energy towards a positive goal; not hard
work, persuasion, and sweat.
True leadership
is inspirational, not motivational, for motivation comes
from the outside, and inspiration comes from within.
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