The conscious leader practices inner authority.

She knows that people are not inspired to follow a person who has no control over herself. Instead they will hold back for fear that they might trigger that person into their vulnerable state in which they overreact and lose control. She has seen that such people usually try to recover by stamping their official authority on the situation.

She has observed that the leader who practices inner authority has no such need. Authority is not a thing that is pulled out of a drawer and held like a mace or a sword, pointed at someone else.

Real authority is authority over one’s own reactions. It is an inner practice of awareness and self-direction that is maintained through commitment and discipline.

She knows that when she practices this form of inner authority, then others are naturally inspired to follow her.

The conscious leader earns respect by maintaining her inner authority.

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