January 2022
Beginner
176 pages
1h 53m
English
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What does it mean to trust yourself? It means to have a confident belief in your mission as a leader. I’ve known leaders who have never taken the time to clearly identify their leadership point of view. What motivates you as a leader? What are your values? What are your beliefs about leading others? If you don’t know the answers to these questions, your leadership could be drawn off course.
A leader without a clear purpose is like a ship without a rudder—it is taken wherever the wind blows. But when you have a clear mission statement like Ken’s (“I am a loving teacher and an example of simple truths”), your energy is channeled in a specific direction. Self-trust ...
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