You love your life as it is - Reason 8

We all love our lives, at least at a normal stage when things are working well and those things that are not doing well, they are not severe enough for us to feel too bad.

However, that is not always the case… all humans have to face at least a crisis period in their lives and that is when loving your own life may be a challenge.

As a leader, because of your inner strength, your life is amazing as it is.  The good parts are the roses and the bad parts are the thorns, but who want roses without thorns?  It is not natural, right?

How does a leader do it?  Life has many dimensions, but by taking just one dimension, the spiritual one, a leader will meditate, contemplate or reflect, getting in touch with the inner self in an easy and natural way.  That will naturally influence other dimensions, because real leaders lead from within, all acts and thoughts are aligned and generating change.

It is a change that makes life even more beautiful, even more loveable and colourful.

(Excerpt from the book 82 Reasons to be a Leader)

A great life has a basic formula and that is: 100% happiness - Reason 7

Not too easy that you may buy anywhere, but not too difficult that you won’t have ever: happiness.  For people in general, the pursuit of happiness takes a big part of their lives, and yet it is often motivated by the existence of sadness, sorrow or any type of negative state of mind.

Because of that, people often look for happiness from external sources like a good job, an excellent college study or good health.  However, happiness is more a question of perception, attitude and perspective than the situation in itself; this is why you can look behind and see happier days, even though resources were scarce.

For a leader’s point of view, everything gives you happiness or shows you a path towards happiness, no matter the circumstances as he or she bases happiness on an inner state.

That gives leaders strength to change the bad into good, waste into best and a bad reality into a wonderful challenge.  So, she or he does need to go through sadness, as there is always something to be happy about.

(Excerpt from the book 82 Reasons to be a Leader)

A leader can always forgive… - Reason 6

It is generally accepted the power of forgiveness:  it heals and it creates an impact on different levels, even on the economy of places torn apart by civil wars or different upheavals[1].

But there are not many people who are able to forgive others.  When they do, they may do it for some people, but not everyone; even then, just some times, not always.  And if you coexist with other people, you probably agree that everyone makes a mistake from time to time and lots of people make mistakes many times…

That is why it is so good to be a leader, as there is the possibility of forgiving everyone as we live in a state of co-dependency, and leaders are a fundamental part of that.

It does not mean that a leader won’t supervise or correct something that is wrong, but his or her heart keeps clean in relation to that person and there will be always another opportunity for the other one.

Maybe It sounds as something impossible or saintly, but it is not like that.  On one hand, there is a practical reason for a leader to forgive and leave the doors open to others: the need of people, good and skilled people, pushes leaders to be pragmatic and invest more of their time and energy in training and education.

On the other hand, by forgiving a person there is an example for others who won’t fear to make mistakes, after all, if you really want to be innovative and do great things, errors are part of the process.

(Excerpt from the book 82 Reasons to be a Leader)

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[1] The Role of Forgiveness in Reconstructing Society After Conflict.  https://sites.tufts.edu/jha/archives/140

A leader will understand tragedies, by creating an inner change that will transform the world. - Reason 5

Many tragedies happen.  Every day.  With the rise of social media, adding to an already impressive media, calamities come to our home, office and life in general, overflowing our hearts with emotions and sometimes sadness.

As a leader, you won’t find sorrow in this news as they will be a chance for you to check the self and see how you may help.

It is possible to help sending money or food, but at times, help is more subtle: good wishes, good thoughts or good vibrations.

The most important contribution anyone can do is a change in the self.  As a species, we are all interconnected and by provoking a personal change, in a very incognito way, what you are doing is inspiring others to change…

Most of the disasters happening around the world come because of misuse of resources; indirectly, they are made by humans.  A wave of change may help in that, avoiding future disasters or helping people affected right now.

(Excerpt from the book 82 Reasons to be a Leader)