My change of mind is a result of a leadership conference I attended last weekend. It was called MYlead. Composed of the most phenomenal speakers I have listened too and lectures on financial literacy and success, the seminar proved to be exceptionally motivational and educational. Yet those are things you expect from a leadership conference. What you do not expect is an emotional and spiritual eclipse experienced with complete strangers. On the second day of MYlead I shockingly found myself red nosed and pouring tears seeking the hugs and comfort from a group of individuals I have met just 24 hours earlier. I met people from all over Michigan who have experienced hardships similar and alien to my own and learned and felt things I never thought I could let myself feel. I was more vulnerable than I have ever let myself be with a crowd of strangers and it felt good. I don't want to splurge into further depth because my words and sentences would risk becoming an endless essay, but I will say that I never would have expected to ever experience such a complete eye-opening revelation on the raw reality of human compassion.
The ability to freely give and feel human compassion is the substance which empowers great leaders. Vulnerability is not a weakness, it is a strength.
So now I will be finished oozing deep disclosures. Instead, on a lighter note I will explain what kind of leader I am. I am a blue leader:
I need to feel unique and authentic. I am enthusiastic, sympathetic and personal. I look for meaning and significance in life. I am warm, communicative and compassionate. I need to contribute, to encourage, and to care. I am idealistic, spiritual, and sincere. I value integrity, and unity in relationships. I am peaceful, flexible and imaginative. I am a natural romantic, a poet, and a nurturer.
I'm blue. Ama dee Ama da.
