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Leadership Principles of the Warrior (Part 3
Discernment is important. For many, “minds” have stupidity. Yet, you are collaborating with imperfect
been made up, because others have told them what beings, dysfunctional psyches, and fractured self-images.
to think. They will be complacently satisfied with A basic self takes time, and extraordinary energy and
less than optimum performance. Understanding tireless effort to alter, change and transform. Some are
the dynamics is valuable to the leader. Leaders trying, most will not.
must perceive what is right and what translates as
nonsense, or sometimes referred to as “baloney and Nonetheless, leadership, true courageous leadership,
sausage”, then do what is relevant and appropriate. prevails in spite of the infantile disruptions one must C
No doubt, there is plenty of foolishness to go around. continually address. As the stress of command never
Courage in every aspect of interpersonal interaction ends, neither does the anxiousness of changing oneself. A
mirrors the character traits of valor, fortitude, In opposition to the regression, selflessness, not self- P
bravery, and fearlessness, and is essential to one’s interests, as a humble servant warrior leader, becomes I
leadership capabilities. a living personification of liberated individuality.
Freethinking animation of presence is challenging. T
With a profound deficient nature in the lack of A
modern leadership, situations devolve rapidly to Leadership requires hard work in daily disciplined L
crisis conditions at every level of society. In both dedication to a warrior’s code of devotion, as well as
private and public realms, especially at the highest selfless acts of humility, with an influence of empathy.
levels of pretentiousness to decision making, culture It is the proper planning of actions to prevent poor P
interconnectivity suffers as the human species performance of one’s duties. A leader is a humble servant U
regresses. At the same time, the few leaders at hand warrior who desires nothing in return, except that which N
continue to valiantly strive to bring about transitions. enhances his or her ability to transform. Transformation
is essential to ascendency. I
For the borrowed time, the quick fix simplicity of S
cheap ignorance, and the adolescent fixations of To the contrary, vast numbers of the human species will H
self-gratification, all come with a high price. From not take up their quest, or their journey, for their own
one generation to the next, the deception continues inner revolution. They will choose the easy way out and M
to provoke global devolution by insistence upon a avoid the battle within themselves. Regardless of what E
heritage of redundancy. The same old tired ideas, others do, it is of no relevance to the individuality of the N
bloated political hypocrisy, the worn out trite leader. He or she comprehends that one cannot change
debates, the superficial commentary, and the host of others. Others must change themselves. Likewise, they T
cliched greedy repetitions, debase the nature-nurture are where they have chosen to be. If they have chosen
progress of the human species. consumption over character, for instance, then each
follows the simplistic motions of hunting for ever-
With a warrior’s mindset, the differentiated leaders increasing notions of materiality.
never fail to express the selfless compassionate
devotion to others. All for the sake of the mission, In the meantime, the leader, on her or his road to higher
to be accomplished with focused precision, there is planes of thought, is forever vigilant for the worldly
no time for immaturity, adolescent obsessiveness, deception and dishonesty that surrounds him or her.
or weak-minded timidity. Foolish frivolity of self- Evidence is everywhere at to the lunacy of the human
fixation must be forsaken so that all are afforded species, particularly for those who pursue the folly of
options for change. Realistically, such will not their self-contentedness. True leaders guard against the
transpire. The gloomy side of it all is the slippery distractions of this realm and protect their senses from
slope of human nature and malevolent intentions. the mythic illusions of the masses.

For the goals to be achieved, all must take an active Laboriously, those committed to what some call the
part, absent the debased purposes of collusive “hero’s quest”, will discover tireless energies are
expended in the daily discipline of liberating their
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