The Power of Leadership We want leaders who discover or create purpose in their own lives and then can articulate this purpose in such a way that we are motivated to follow them in order to find that same purpose for ourselves ID: 657345
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Warrior as Leader
If you are creating a character who needs to portray leadership, the Warrior is the most common leader in North American SocietySlide2
The Power of Leadership
We want leaders who discover or create purpose in their own lives and then can articulate this purpose in such a way that we are motivated to follow them in order to find that same purpose for ourselves.
Leadership, then, is not so much about
doing
something as
being
something.Slide3
Four Powers as a Map for Leadership Development
Intention – the Warrior/Hero archetype
Wisdom – the Magician archetype
Compassion – the Artist/Lover archetype
Presence – the Ruler/Sovereign archetypeSlide4
The Warrior/Hero
The Power of the Warrior is intention.
This is very common among SJ types and NTJ types. It accesses sensation and judging the most.
Most leaders have achieved their position through access to and demonstration of the warrior.Slide5
Characteristics of the Warrior/Hero
Self-discipline
Task-focused
Committed to the time and energy needed
Willing to sacrifice
Strong willedSlide6
Beginner’s Mind
A Warrior with this kind of determination understands that becoming a leader is not the result of attaining a position of power, but instead comes about through personal mastery.Slide7
Beginner’s Mind
A Warrior in Celtic Ireland patrolling the borders of the kingdom had to be capable of reciting a poem or dancing as well as fighting with a sword.
The samurai balanced sword training with meditation, calligraphy and writing poetry.Slide8
The Shadow Warrior
The intense concentration and single focus of Intention enable the Warrior to accomplish things successfully. Yet, he can all too easily cross the line of dedication to his purpose and become addictive and compulsive.Slide9
The Shadow Warrior
“
Work addiction, although it is the most accepted and encouraged of all the addictions, is a serious disease that destroys relationships and kills people.
-Robinson,
Work AddictionSlide10
Beginner’s Mind
It is useful to examine the approach to learning in the martial arts
’
master who has
beginner
’
s mind.
Having an open and fresh mind means taking each person or situation as though confronting it for the very first time in one
’
s life.
With this attitude comes intense focus, interest and receptivity to each thing encountered by the person.
Beginner’
s mind
is a Warrior quality that takes discipline, patience and much practice.