Patankar Pramod_BLP041_Self Leadership_Sep’11

Self Leadership

Uncovered the concept of immunity to Change along with the key concepts of Leadership as it is about managing self first before I go out and teach the world. Self leadership is the foundation of all for if you are unable to lead yourself, how can you lead others?

Self leadership is a learning process to know self better

The meaning and importance of self-leadership has become evident, one reason for that is that the rapidly changing business environment requires flexibility, quick responses, creativeness and greater learning skills.

We can say that the leader is our consciousness that is leading our body, mind, feelings and values. We need to question ourselves to get down to the roots of the problem and we need to challenge the conscious and unconscious assumptions that we make in every walk of life. Following are useful while laying the foundation of Self Leadership:

-     - What is the purpose of my life?

We all have a meaning why we are here and what is my contribution that is supposed to be done yet. We need to carve the direction and should not focus on the roadmap. Let your current purpose surprise you and let it give you a shock but you need to pen down what and where are you now? We all have some need and meaning of our existence. We have to find the Greatness inside us by following the path of eternity. We need to connect our self with life to be the locus point and to follow the greater Good thank we just think. Well written by Robin Sharma in his book “The monk who sold his Ferrari”: I am more than I appear to be, all world’s strength and power rest inside me.

-   - Where my focus 

     Many a time the focus of one needs focus because we are unable to perceive the voice of the conscious mind and also to the outside world. It is important to ground our purpose and make it action oriented. Otherwise we will be just a destitute dreamer. Enough, this world no more require just a dreamer but one who is able to convert those dreams into reality. Sometimes simplicity in work also means focus. As in SOIL we say “We learn, lead and live by practicing Compassion, Diversity, Ethics, Mindfulness and Sustainability” and we all know to learn and lead require more effort and to live with it requires more focus. Living focused life means living internally first. In this Information age we live on fast-track external life where we are exposed to lots of external stimuli and forgot the true meaning of life

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-     - Learn to live in reality:

All great leader are genuine and do not involve themselves in any treachery. Living a genuine and true life will give us a direction and it will energize our motive. I believe people will not be happy if they settle for anything less than absolute truth. Happiness is the utmost state one can achieve but for that one needs to be honest, prepared to face reality and ultimately the power will guide you to joy.

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       -   Learn the skill of learning and be Mindful:

Learning continuously and change are keywords in Business and in self life also. Be flexible and rejuvenate self and you will find yourself happier. Change is a challenge thrown at us to test the immunity of being human. Mindfulness is the mother of all pillars, it is absolute impossible to learn if you are not mindful. Live in present to change the future

-     -  Learn to Love: It’s the most powerful energy we all have

Love is not just a passion it’s compassion. It is the manifestation of what kindness, friendship, understanding, generosity and tenderness. It’s a way to connect to each other.

             Heard it somewhere, want to share it with all:

“Be without fear in the face of your enemies,
 be brave and upright that the God may love thee,
 speak the truth always even if it leads to your death,
 Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong.”