CHAPTER 5

Moving Forward

He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.

—Friedrich Nietzsche1

With the life plan elements in place and the quest to stay awake to ­purpose, a self-leader moves through life seeking opportunities to ­further the vision. Challenges will still be numerous. The energy and drive required to ­overcome the inevitable challenges come forth from a deeper consciousness.

Extending Periods of Consciousness

Being conscious and awake allows a leader to be a learning machine. Learnings can be extracted from everything from successes to failures, or from planned engagements to the surprised happenings that are likely in all situations. As couched in the leader’s purpose, vision, and values, the learnings flow from experimentations ...

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