It’s Been a While
I’m returning to my blog after a fairly long hiatus–longer than I thought, and longer than I anticipated.
What happened? One or two of you might be wondering.
I got sidetracked. Or maybe hijacked. I started learning some things about myself, investing in my own development, thinking about things in new ways, exposing myself to new ideas and topics.
It carried me away for a while.
And that’s a good thing.
When was the last time you took a break from things as a leader? Not a vacation, but a break? I mean even from things you enjoy, and just moved toward something that would increase your self-awareness and, probably indirectly, sharpen your ability to help or influence others?
Pause for a moment. What would that look like? Sometimes it is intentional. More often, it comes to us as an opportunity, but it is one we rarely seize.
So what did I learn most from taking a break?
Probably that time invested in myself is always indirectly going to be time invested in others (sooner or later), that my leadership has a lot of growing to do and will evolve and improve if I continue to cultivate it, that wielding my strengths is sometimes not as important as ensuring that they do not wield me, and that preparation must be met with patience (and thankfulness).
It’s worth it.
Trust me; that’s where I’ve been.
