Editor's Note

As a leader, can you freely make the decisions you really want to make, even when it disturbs others? Maybe you have a hard time saying no to people who admire you. Or you withdraw when people get upset. Most leaders limit their freedom by ignoring or denying their emotional junk. However, if you are like most leaders, it is hard to be that bold.

Past traumas leave emotional junk in your brain, subconsciously affecting your behaviour and decisions. This junk lowers your emotional intelligence, weakening your true capacity as a leader.If you do not clean it up, you can never be truly free no matter how much money or success you have. Read Kevin Lawrence’s article, Uncovering Your Emotional Junk, for more insights.
 
Our mind increases in strength and power when we free it from the burden and anxiety that make us stress repeatedly and pointlessly. When we stop thinking primarily about ourselves, our problems and our limits; when we let go of fearing failure and drop the insecurity that says we are not good enough, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness that literally stimulates the brain to make a human being powerfully creative. Read Don Joseph Goewey’s article, Super Hero Consciousness, where he talks about how our state of mind creates the life we live.
 
Preparation is essential to having confidence in yourself no matter what setting you are in, says Jill J. Johnson in her article, Preparation Breeds Confidence. Most people want to take shortcuts; however, the more thorough your preparation, the greater the likelihood is that you will have success. Read her article to know about 4 strategies for success.
 
No matter what is holding you back from being YOU in any situation, if you’re choosing to be a less-true version of you, then you are choosing comfort. And from a business perspective, one of the prices you pay for choosing this incessant shape shifting is that neither you nor the people you work with will ever know your full potential because it’s buried somewhere in version 37 of you. Read Mike Rognlien’s article, The Complicated Task Of Being Yourself to know why being authentic is so hard, yet extremely rewarding.

Apart from these articles, we also have some interesting articles on personal excellence and growth in this issue of the magazine. We hope you enjoy reading all the articles and look forward to receiving your valuable feedback.

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