When someone goes to see a therapist or coach, they are often looking for someone who is an outside listener whom they can share all their thoughts and feelings with – without the fear of being judged.
Leadership is the ability to influence one or more people to support a common goal or cause.
Some level of leadership is often necessary to make any kind of social organization function properly, whether it’s a family, a business, a government, or a charity.
We all step into “leadership” roles every now and then, even if it’s something as small as helping a stranger cross the street or giving a friend advice on how to get a new job.
Leadership is most effective when we match our strengths with other people’s needs. It’s about finding a “common goal” and then working together to achieve it.
So the first question to always ask yourself as a leader is, “What is in my power to help this person become as happy and successful as possible?”
To have a “higher purpose” in life means that you believe you serve a function in this world that is bigger than just your own self.
Every individual is complicated. There are many different aspects of our self, depending on our genes, our environment, our relationships, our health, our education, our job, our beliefs, our emotions, and our past experiences. All of these factors come together and influence each other to create “you” as you perceive yourself. But even that isn’t (more…)
We’re not completely independent beings. While we strive to cultivate as much internal happiness as possible, the truth is we still depend on external things for some level of comfort, pleasure, and life satisfaction. These external things can be our relationships, our work, our hobbies, or personal interests such as books, movies, or music. The (more…)