To be fully in service to something one has experienced as real is the essence of leadership in a nonhierarchical age. A leader is the holder of a story, someone whose experience of its reality is deep enough so that she can hold the belief on behalf of others.

Charles Eisenstein
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I have been asked several times to define what leadership is, so here is my take on it. Only through an experience of reality can one be a leader. If you have never experienced reality or seen things as they are, you cannot lead anything. And if you do not lead anything, then you will not be able to help others experience reality and become more successful and successful people.

Source: The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible

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