Awareness As A Commodity
“The universe will never let you down as long as you let it in.“-Me
I thought I had a pretty good grasp on what It meant to be a leader & lead others and maybe you do too but then…
As of late I was reading Tribes by Seth Godin and really getting into the philosophies of what it means to really lead others in this changing environment.
On top of that, after last night my perception or my old model of leadership as Eben Pagan stated last night on a call about leadership, has shifted.
My thoughts & beliefs have always been, a good leader is someone who leads themselves first and that was comforting to hear Eben state last night. (I left that out of the video above.)
But you don’t grow being comfortable.
Just as important is understanding how you lead yourself so that you become more effective at constructing a vision for others to participate in and collaborate on.
“Leadership is about change. Conscious change. What is the change we want to make, from what it is currently to something we want…what we want is the vision!“-Wyatt Woodsmall
This is where I felt I was dead on in the video above about awareness being the next commodity within the community.
Groups of people (Tribes) are now leading rather than one person leading as a dictatorship.
In the video I talk about someone being wound up on their own. I realize now just how important their individual efforts are as a single unit as long as they have participated in the over all collaborative effort of the vision itself.
“Vision is key, vision isn’t just some ideas you have it’s a picture that triggers an emotion & motivation. It attracts people to it.“-Eben Pagan
Over all between reading Tribes this month and listening to the leadership call last night with Eben & Wyatt I’ve found a much more defined area to be worked on and more than ever I understand the meaning of what I said in the video.
Awareness is the next commodity in the community but the next step is making sure your community shares and collaborates on the same over all awareness as well.
Check out the video and let me know your thoughts.
Hi Tony,
Well, I disagree – completely.
It’s entirely possible to change by providing a supportive and encouraging people to try alternatives. There can be little risk – just people adding to their options or repertoire: then they don’t have to pursue any particular option but have an expanded number of options.
Comfort is often a requirement for growth. It is hard to step out when you are unsure of your ground. The more difficult the change the better if there is comfort.
I think the lack of authenticity is the cause of stress. Discovering our own vision leads to a kind of comfort to ourselves and also a willingness to change.
Awareness is absolutely vital. It is those who serve the group who become the leaders (this is actually the way it usually works: most of the time the perception that the lone leader makes a difference is an illusion). This is sometimes called Servant Leadership.
You can join me in making a world of less stress and more joy by living authentically. To bring this down to earth you can read my book or enrol in my course – I describe it as an eight stage process. Come and join me (hows that for leadership?)
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Hi Tony,
Well, I disagree – completely.
It’s entirely possible to change by providing a supportive and encouraging people to try alternatives. There can be little risk – just people adding to their options or repertoire: then they don’t have to pursue any particular option but have an expanded number of options.
Comfort is often a requirement for growth. It is hard to step out when you are unsure of your ground. The more difficult the change the better if there is comfort.
I think the lack of authenticity is the cause of stress. Discovering our own vision leads to a kind of comfort to ourselves and also a willingness to change.
Awareness is absolutely vital. It is those who serve the group who become the leaders (this is actually the way it usually works: most of the time the perception that the lone leader makes a difference is an illusion). This is sometimes called Servant Leadership.
You can join me in making a world of less stress and more joy by living authentically. To bring this down to earth you can read my book or enrol in my course – I describe it as an eight stage process. Come and join me (hows that for leadership?)
Evan’s last blog post..Different Jobs, Equal Responsibility
Even,
Thank you for your input! That’s the great thing about this platform is that it’s open to peoples ideas & opinions.
I’ll just say that you and I can agree to disagree on this one.
I never said its impossible for one to change however in the U.S. my Aussie friend the masses don’t embrace change. (If they did they did we wouldn’t have 8.0 + unemployment right now) They like their 9 to 5, then the reality TV shows at 8:00 pm, the comfort of knowing it will all happen again tomorrow and they will get the guaranteed paycheck at the end of the week.
I’m not being a pessimist, just looking at the results. (over 4.7 million U.S. citizens living on unemployment right now & growing)
I do however agree with you that change is entirely possible when supported however the individual has to “want” the change, not “need” the change. Lots of people need to change their level of awareness but they don’t want to. Big difference.
Seth Godin stated something very powerful in Tribes that sums up the mass of Americans state of awareness:
Reacting is easiest
Responding is a little harder
To initiate is completely difficult.
This lends to anything really as far as opportunity or leading a new idea. It also lends to the state of many peoples awareness.
If this wasn’t true Even you and I wouldn’t be having this conversation and you certainly wouldn’t have to offer your book & course and I wouldn’t have to blog about it.
The good news is there “are” people looking for a better way and those are the ones we should focus on Even. They don’t just “need” our help, they “want it.”
**Working with those who “want it” they, along with you and I can be the catalyst for spreading the idea of awareness.**
I thank you for your feedback because after reading my post after a few days and you challenging my thoughts I really should have prefaced the entire post. because I feel as if I “missed my mark.”
I don’t “disagree” with your feedback at all. I want to be clear on that. You make some very valid points and you’re right, he or she who serves the group ARE the leaders.
In my opinion leadership is more than just offering a book or a course and asking people to join you though. You must have a group who own & nurture the idea of “awareness is vital” and we must support and spread that idea along with others.
It’s the “idea” that we must work on and create. It’s the hope of a better world that you and I must create Even that lends people to want to not only be a part of that world but participate & collaborate in it.
There may be some marketing in there somewhere that’s required as well. I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt. 🙂
Thank you again my friend. Your feedback is valued as always.
Even,
Thank you for your input! That’s the great thing about this platform is that it’s open to peoples ideas & opinions.
I’ll just say that you and I can agree to disagree on this one.
I never said its impossible for one to change however in the U.S. my Aussie friend the masses don’t embrace change. (If they did they did we wouldn’t have 8.0 + unemployment right now) They like their 9 to 5, then the reality TV shows at 8:00 pm, the comfort of knowing it will all happen again tomorrow and they will get the guaranteed paycheck at the end of the week.
I’m not being a pessimist, just looking at the results. (over 4.7 million U.S. citizens living on unemployment right now & growing)
I do however agree with you that change is entirely possible when supported however the individual has to “want” the change, not “need” the change. Lots of people need to change their level of awareness but they don’t want to. Big difference.
Seth Godin stated something very powerful in Tribes that sums up the mass of Americans state of awareness:
Reacting is easiest
Responding is a little harder
To initiate is completely difficult.
This lends to anything really as far as opportunity or leading a new idea. It also lends to the state of many peoples awareness.
If this wasn’t true Even you and I wouldn’t be having this conversation and you certainly wouldn’t have to offer your book & course and I wouldn’t have to blog about it.
The good news is there “are” people looking for a better way and those are the ones we should focus on Even. They don’t just “need” our help, they “want it.”
**Working with those who “want it” they, along with you and I can be the catalyst for spreading the idea of awareness.**
I thank you for your feedback because after reading my post after a few days and you challenging my thoughts I really should have prefaced the entire post. because I feel as if I “missed my mark.”
I don’t “disagree” with your feedback at all. I want to be clear on that. You make some very valid points and you’re right, he or she who serves the group ARE the leaders.
In my opinion leadership is more than just offering a book or a course and asking people to join you though. You must have a group who own & nurture the idea of “awareness is vital” and we must support and spread that idea along with others.
It’s the “idea” that we must work on and create. It’s the hope of a better world that you and I must create Even that lends people to want to not only be a part of that world but participate & collaborate in it.
There may be some marketing in there somewhere that’s required as well. I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt. 🙂
Thank you again my friend. Your feedback is valued as always.