The Reluctant Leaders who Change the World

Leadership comes easily to some and they are natural born leaders from a young age. Others are happy to do their own thing, and hopefully at least be in control of their lives.

This may be working fine until they awaken to a desire to find deeper meaning in their lives and to be of service in a way that truly matters. When that happens we often find ourselves writing our own job descriptions and becoming entrepreneurs because we no longer “fit” into the corporate world.

The sooner you realize that you are now a leader, and on top of that, a new kind of leader, the better. Not stepping into this new role consciously will greatly hamper your ability to reach those whose lives you went into business to touch.

Here are 3 things that define and support the “Reluctant Leaders” that are slowly but surely changing our world, one Life Purpose at a time…

1. You Are Called to Entrepreneurship by Your Purpose in Life

When you make the conscious decision to step into your purpose and express it to the best of your ability, you are being very courageous. Deep inside you know that this what you have to do, and that there is no other path for you to live in your truth.

Also, you are done with the pain and frustration that comes from ignoring the voice of your higher self, playing it safe and playing it small!

2. Having and Holding a Big Vision

As you embrace this new role it is very easy to get bogged down by all the details of suddenly wearing several hats to make your business run. But it is essential that you consistently allow for space so you can stay in touch with the dream and vision you had when you started your venture.

Failing to do so you may get lost in details and wonder what you were thinking when you gave up the security of a steady paycheck.

One of the key things for those who become entrepreneurs so they can express their purpose in life, I call them Purpose Entrepreneurs, is to stay in touch with their vision. Every day you need to remind yourself of why you are in business and how you want to touch people.  Make sure you check in with your big vision when you make decisions so you don’t end up playing small…

As a Purpose Entrepreneur you are a leader (even if you don’t feel like one and this is new to you) and a big part of your job as a leader, is to spread your excitement and the vibrant energy inherent within your core message, and make sure it rubs off on your clients, colleges, and ever expanding network of people who’s path you cross.

3. Building and Leading a Team

The fact that just because you can do something yourself doesn’t necessarily mean that you should, is one of the hardest things to learn, especially when time and cash flow is tight. To successfully express your purpose you must once again be a leader as you build your support team.

If leadership is new to you the learning curve will be steep as you figure out how to hire (and fire), create reproducible systems and master the art of delegation.

By being a leader for your team you are able to leverage yourself so you can reach more people and let your purpose be released out into the world and change it for the better. If you ever have doubt, just ask yourself how that will make you feel and you will get the fuel you need to keep it up!

To embrace yourself as a Leader, it is really helpful to be aware what your Life Purpose Profile reveals when it comes to Power and Leadership, and why you may have issues in this area. Order your “Life Purpose Profile™” by clicking this link.

What Is Worse? – You Want It All or Nothing Appeals

What is worse, not knowing what you like, or liking almost everything so you don’t know what to pursue? Let’s figure out how to solve both of these dilemmas.

Some of the people I work with suffer from not knowing their passions in life. Nothing excites them, everything is kind of vanilla. If they don’t even know what they want for breakfast, how will they be able to figure out what to do with their lives that bring them meaning?

Then we have the polar opposite, in those who are excited about everything and run around chasing one butterfly prettier than the next. These people are great at finding things they like, but no more have they gotten started and something else that seems more exciting moves their focus away from what they just started…

I can relate to both of these situations, in my younger years I was not in touch with my true desire and didn’t know what it was supposed to feel like to get excited about something. That is probably one of the reasons I studied economics at university…

I then “awakened” after a health crisis and connected to (part of) my Life Purpose and suddenly so many things were calling out to me. I had a hard time sticking with anything for any length of time, since something even more exciting had come my way.

There seems to be a 3-step process happening, that I have observed both in myself and in many of my clients that I would like to take you through. It is possible to be connected to your heart’s desire AND have the ability to know what things to pursue and which ones to put on the back burner, or not do at all since they are not a good fit with what you’re all about.

Phase 1    ”I Don’t Know What I Like”

This phase if often characterized by a deep inner longing that just won’t go away. You know there is more for you to do in life, but what? Feeling lost and not connected to anything is painful, and unfortunately it often takes some kind of crisis to catapult someone out of this phase.

But why let it go on for so long that you invite crisis into your life? What seems to be happening more and more is that people are able to come to increased awareness by consciously re-activating their “desire function”. I say re-activating since your “desire function” was in the “on” position when you were born.

What likely turned it “off” was a slow and gradual process listening more and more to outside messages than to your inner voice as you made decisions in your life.

Phase 2    ”I Like So Many Things I Can’t Choose”

Here you have, often suddenly, or by gradually honoring your higher self and inner voice, reconnected with how it feels to like something. This feeling brings great excitement often followed by a desire to take action. The only problem is that so many things are exciting that you get overwhelmed and possibly confused in how to choose from the “smorgasbord” of life.

Phase 3    ”Let’s Add Discernment”

If phase 2, where excitement brings you all over the place, is not followed by increased discernment around who you are at the core of your being, and what you are here to do, and where you find deeper meaning, you risk “burning out” and returning to a more withdrawn phase 1.

That’s why it is so important to bring in discernment and gain awareness to see what path to pursue, and what “doings” will bring you your “right life”. Without being able to parse your “likes” through this filter you are still stuck since you can’t do it all.