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Today leaders need to know how to ‘lead’ themselves through their own life and their daily responsbilities as leader at work. We have a frighteningly fast pace of change and innovation, changing expectations, demands and concerns for staff and their well being and development – not to mention new ways of communicating, selling, distributing to make a difference…..and thriving in a global financial ‘crisis’ The leader who understands a couple of things will fare better than those who don’t.

What is it that people who lead by inspiration do so differently to those who lead through position? It might just be that those who inspire do so by 'being' who they are - that is their message and beliefs create a connection between humans.

In my work as a coach, often with leaders in corporations or private companies, I see in my clients eyes a look of panic - of being trapped - of waiting for the rescue vehicle to arrive and 'fix' their lives.....to get them out of their extremley busy, and highly successful lives and career. Why is this?

I have two key strategies for this.

Setting and getting goals is exciting, inspiring and challenging - well at least I hope they are for you. And the 'journey to the goals' so often is such a rich experience on it's own. That is great - but what about when you finally achieve that big big goal? You're on a real high, buzzing for maybe a few days, maybe weeks.....and then, you get that sinking feeling, that little voice in your head ( or is it your heart?) says 'So what!?"