If you are interested in being a better leader here are my thoughts. #leadership #coaching

1. If you come across any framework or article professing to tell you the ‘things/traits great leaders do/have’ beware! Lesson 1 in my 15+ years in the field of leadership development.

We are all born to be leaders of our own world in our own unique way. We bring our uniqueness to bear upon our legacy. To have concept of finite ‘types of leaders’ to influence us to ‘fit in’ is criminal & only supports commercial intent - authors, consultants, speakers, coaches.

Leadership frameworks are snake oil - they make us become victims, not beneficiaries. Lesson 2 - Stay away from feeding your insecurities as a leader. Stop the madness of looking at yourself in the leadership mirror and dieting for your ‘size zero’ equivalent.

Coaching - the new fad! Lesson 3 - Dealing with issues? Don’t throw another imperfection, the coach, into the mix. Clear your mind. Listen to your voice before you listen to another. We underestimate the power of your brain 🧠. It’s the best processor in the entire universe.

Side note: If you want to fathom the power of your brain read ‘The Brain: The Story of You g.co/kgs/bSyEJP by @davideagleman ! Specifically on the notion of you as a leader - Look for ‘The brain is like snowflakes’ in Chapter 1 - Who am I?.

Here’s an extract from The Brain - “As your trillions of new connections continually form and re-form, the distinctive pattern means that no one like you has ever existed, or will ever exist again. The experience of your conscious awareness, right now, is unique to you.”

Here’s an extract from bit.ly/2S2cTKt Lee said, "Express yourself and have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it. Start from the root of your being and ask, how can I be me?"

Be comfortable with who you are. You are as unique as a snowflake. We all are leaders of our own world - our passions, our bodies, our relationships and the people we fiercely love. Let’s be ourselves more than ever before. Everything else is immaterial.