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Our world needs leaders with inspirational presence, who are connected to a greater truth for their own direction. These leaders, when engaged, are transparent, authentic, and present, and they lead from a place that is outside of their ordinary self. They exhibit a style that is uniquely different, that is noticeable from a distance.

One of the questions I’m asked most frequently is “What do I have to do to be inspirational?” The answer to this is so simple that it sounds flippant: “Be inspired.” This is the first place of leadership. Each of us has to find the thing in life that really turns us on, that lights up our eyes, that makes us want to leap out of bed in the morning because we can’t wait to be involved with it. We find our passion in the middle of this space of caring, and we learn that our actions produce results, and create things that we can love. At a basic level, we learn to operate from a place of love that is in action. When we see people who have this energy flowing through them, we will see it in their eyes. We will hear it in their voices. We will feel it through their actions.

We have a choice as leaders, whether we will spend our time trying to get other people to do things and see things in a certain way, or to generally accomplish goals that are of our own making. When we look at leaders who have found their inspiration and have connected in that deep way of being and knowing, we see that they are on a journey and are setting their own pace. These people truly lead by creating the spiritual, emotional, and cognitive journey toward their highest aspirations. They do not propel others in that direction. They compel others to want the same things. That is the deep and profound difference of this leadership style.

The people around this type of leader pick up this energy and literally begin to feel the inspiration as well. They start to respond and move their energy in a like direction and look to their “emotional leader” as a bellwether for what is important on the horizon and how to respond to situations in the here and now.