It's a short one this week! 1 minute, tops!
A real life mermaid leader
Did you know there are professional mermaids? It's true. There are people who make a living being a mermaid. For reals.
Mermaids are leaders. They take responsibility for their worlds.(Recognize the theme from past couple of weeks?) It matters that they show up with their scaly tails on time and sit still in a pool for 2 hours delighting mesmerized children. They take responsibility for the joy they put into the world. They are leaders.
So, let's remember the core of the past two rebelicious newsletters:
Leaders take responsibility for their worlds.
It doesn't matter if you are a CEO, a stay-at-home mom, a manager, an administrative assistant. a student, or your mail carrier.
Leadership is not defined by your position, test. Leadership is defined by your perspective. It matters that you show up, do your best, and take responsibility for yourself and your world.
Let's look at a few examples:
Leaders decide what kind of energy they want to put into traffic.You have a choice to flip the bird to the person who just cut you off or to assume they are doing the best they can and smile in solidarity knowing that tomorrow, it could be you.
- Leaders clean up the messes they create and admit when they are wrong.
- Leaders treat cashiers, servers, and janitors kindly.
- Leaders know that they are not responsible for everything and everyone.
- Leaders build relationships and consider other people's needs. You have opportunities to lead every time you go to the grocery store, in every meeting, on every team you serve, and in every class you take.
What will you do this week to take responsibility for your world?
Lead on!
Christina