“A team that can't follow you psychologically, won't follow you physically” - Vecus2023

As I self-evaluate and think about the additional responsibilities I've recently picked up,  I reflect on my leadership journey.  It's weird to think it, and even weirder to speak it, but I've been a leader of people for 40+ years.  Wow!  Sometimes we forget about the small yet important formative things we've done in the early stages of our lives.  

I've been told that as a youngster I was always the leader of the pack, at that age I think it was more the leader of the “bad pack” lol.   Leadership started for me formally at 12 when I was selected as the captain of my little league baseball team.  At 17  I was selected as the captain of my high school track team, as well as the student body vice president, over the years I've been asked to lead various clubs, activities, and organizations.  Who would have ever thought I was in leadership training?   

This reflection has provided me with encouragement and perspective as I journey forward.  The decisions I've made, the tactics I've used, the strategies I've spun, the insecurities I've had, the vulnerabilities I have, the willingness to “fail” often and unapologetically, the stubbornness I've shown, the unattainable standards I carry, the competitiveness that drives me, the curiosity that fuels me, the rage that haunts me,  the selfishness I try to shed, the emotions that anchor me, the ego that stifles me, the pride that slows me, the duplicity that diminished me, the mask I've worn, the sympathy for me, the empathy towards others, the lone wolf mindset I've always had, the pledging I went through, the hazing I survived, the OCR's I love, the mind-bending workouts I put myself through, the self-inflicted pain I invite, the happiness I always feel, the sadness that keeps me grateful, the depression I've experienced, the mind-numbing loses I suffered through, the despair I've felt,  the impatience I still have, have all played a critical part of my leadership training.  

By no means have I become the self-actualized leader I wish to be,  but I’ve started to understand how all the previous versions of me have contributed to the current version of me.  I encourage you to pause and take a look at “your story”.  I'm sure as you analyze and dissect your journey you will find all the tools you need to move forward successfully.

Lord, I'm Thankful.

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-Vecus

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