From this place of wholeness, comes a radical ACCEPTANCE <\/strong>of the challenging circumstances of my life ,\u00a0\u00a0bringing them to my\u00a0\u00a0heart and to my most resourceful self.\u00a0\u00a0I am\u00a0\u00a0very grateful for my love of learning, my spiritual practice, yoga and the leadership path.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Life is precious, a mystery and fragile. Each precious sacred moment is a Choice<\/strong> point. Will I be a victim of my circumstances and react based on fear ? OR, Will I respond based on love as my True Higher Self. This guides me in making loving, life giving choices for myself and others. I choose life moment to moment! What will I do with this one precious moment? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Two ideas that are helping me choose life moment to moment are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n My greatest invitation to all of you is to do the deep dive of the inner work of being the leader of your life. I am reminded of Helen Reddy\u2019s #1 song \u201c I am Woman\u201d<\/a> that headed the women\u2019s movement in 1971. I was graduating from High School and starting University. It promised me a possibility of my life as a pioneer woman leader. Now 50 years later, this song still speaks to me of the promise of new life going forward. It is the chorus in particular that is speaking to me: \u201cOh yes, I am wise, but its wisdom born of pain. Yes, I have paid the price but look at what I\u2019ve gained. If I have to, I can face anything. I am strong. I am invincible. I am woman.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are interested in Helen Reddy\u2019s story behind this song , check out the movie , \u201c I am Woman\u201d<\/a> about her challenging life as a woman musician and her wisdom expressed in her music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n One further resource , which correlates with my experience of leading myself through a devastating personal crisis is Hickman and Knouse (2020) When leaders face personal crisis<\/em><\/strong>: the human side of leadership<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong> This book shares leading edge research on this topic, acknowledging it is a new area of leadership development and the need for more research.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n As well, here are my two recent related blogs: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bold & Visible<\/a> Telling My Story<\/p>\n\n\n\n Radical Hope<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Linda & I have written extensively on the following related topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emotional Intelligence<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Self Care<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Support <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n What helps you when you face a personal crisis? We would love to hear from you at info@womeninleadershipforlife.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sign up for our newsletter<\/a> to get inspiring articles and other news. We don’t have any workshops planned at this point in time, but we are happy to share what friends in our community are offering . And we invite you to follow us on Facebook<\/a> to see what is going on in the Women in Leadership for Life world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What happens when a leader faces a personal crisis? This question was asked of me, as part of an interview with a CEO of a Corporation, on International Women’s Day, March 8 , 2021. 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