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Just as we need to learn to take the long view, we should strive to understand the role that the journey plays in your leadership development. Because we become obsessed with getting there and reaching the destination, we often forget the importance of the journey itself. Effective leaders understand that the journey they have embarked upon in the development of their practice represents simultaneously an opportunity to learn and grow as well as a source of enjoyment. Do not miss out on the ability to enjoy as well as revel in the path you have chosen to advance your growing leadership practice. One strategy to help ensure this is to work toward being present in your day‐to‐day work. Rather than being driven by the outcome or the goal take time to appreciate what you experience along the way.

I think, for example, about the amazing things I encounter in my own nonprofit leadership practice every day. For example, when the COVID‐19 pandemic began, the six‐month leadership academy that I offered for aspiring leaders was stalled and looked like it would be doomed for the next year. The goal of advancing our leaders seemed sidelined, until one of my team members suggested I simply provide this intensive face‐to‐face leadership training online.

The idea began as a seed and grew to become a full six‐month online synchronous leadership development training. And while we achieved our goal of training another 25 employees, I have to say that the opportunity to refine and deliver the curriculum online for the first time was a surprising learning experience for me and extremely rewarding in the end for our participants. Do not allow the gravitational pull of getting to your destiny keep you from being antigravitational and enjoying the journey. Each challenge can become an opportunity for learning and growth, even the difficult challenges!