By Patricia Young
The 10 Key
Principles of a
Heart-Centered Leader
Do you have a longing for doing meaningful work – work that makes a difference? Or maybe, you’re already living your purpose and making an impact? Perhaps you own a purpose-driven business or work for a service based business? Wanting to make a difference sounds terrific but, have you really considered the responsibility that doing this work entails?
Being a Heart-Centered Leader is definitely a privileged journey, it’s a gift, not a right. And when we’re good leaders and good at what we do, we have to be aware and understand the impact we have on people. Making a difference fuels us and it’s our driving force, but when we understand the impact we make on others, we have the power of enhancing it, so we can have a more positive impact in the world.
Usually, leadership requires that we focus on strategy, clear communication, problem solving, marketing, etc., but we also have to be aware that we need to lead from the heart. Being a Heart-Centered Leader requires that we are authentic, compassionate, mindful, open-minded, open-hearted, courageous, caring and humble, even when we are very successful.
But there’s more to it! If we want to make an impact, we have to be mindful that this is a way of living. Heart-Centered Leadership needs to be practiced daily at home, at work, in our business, in our community, etc. This way of life is available to anyone, but not everyone will choose to follow this path of self-expression, because it has to come from a place of emotional and energetic resonance. In other words, you have to believe in it as a way of life and it has to resonate with you.
"Heart-Centered Leadership needs to be practiced at home, at work, in our business, in our community"
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