Spirit of Leadership

CHAPTER FIVE The Loss of the Leadership Spirit

The source is the authority and sustainer of the product. I n our story from chapter one, something happened to cause the young lion to be separated from his fellow lions so that he was no longer in touch with his true self and believed that he was a sheep. Perhaps he was abandoned or left behind and then found by the farmer. In one way or another, he lost connection with the forest and found himself in an unnatural environ ment. Eventually, he came to accept his new surround ings as normal. Likewise, we are living in an unnatural state. We have lost connection with our true selves and no longer have the mind-set that goes with our inherent leadership nature. How did this disconnect occur?

THE VITAL CONNECTION BETWEEN SOURCE AND PRODUCT

In chapter three, I talked about one of the most important principles established by the creative process

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