Yet ancient wisdom (Tao Te Ching) dictates that
Knowing others is intelligence, knowing yourself is true wisdom’ and ’mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power.
Many of today’s most successful leaders understand that, while moving forward with purpose is essential for sustainable success, it is equally important to stand still, reflect and be mindful of our current functional and behavioural realities in order to reach our desired results.
As Jeff Boss has stated:
You cannot be a leader if you cannot lead yourself.
The journey of moving forward with purpose rests on self-awareness, as we can only manage what we know. Developing both functional and behavioural competencies is possible only if our starting point is grounded in current awareness and reality, which starts with us just taking a moment to reflect who we are and where we’re going.