The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership

Unarguable truth. Appreciation is most effective when it is unarguable (see Commitment 4). This prevents any judgments, comparisons, or conscious or unconscious challenges. In the context of appreciation, this is the difference between “That was a great report!” (arguable) and “I appreciate you for the detailed appendices in this report; I noticed

When you feel the need to get serious or work much harder, consider doing the following: Take a couple of minutes to argue for why you can’t have what you really want. Make up a country song title that describes your current issue and sing a line. Have a fifteen-second temper tantrum. Be sure to include your whole body and make noise. For thirty se

life first whispers to us in a still, small voice. If we don’t listen, it speaks to us firmly, and if we avoid those words, it screams at us, often in the form of a crisis or suffering. Life tickles us first, pushes us second, and then hits us over the head with a brick.

The To Me state of consciousness is synonymous with being below the line. From our perspective, 95% of all leaders (and people) spend 98% of their time in that state. If I am in the To Me consciousness, I see myself “at the effect of,” meaning that the cause of my condition is outside me. It is happening To Me. Whether I see the cause as another pe

CHAPTER SUMMARY Feeling All Feelings

We occasionally meet a leader who says, “I love change. It excites me.” But we discover that they’re talking about change they initiate or change that allows them to stay in control. Someone might say, “I love eating at a different restaurant every night and going on a different vacation every year. Doing the same thing more than once is boring to

As Me leaders realize this oneness. It is not simply a philosophy or belief for them. It is a direct experience. Once a leader discovers the truth of what is—oneness—and who they are, their consciousness shifts dramatically. Just as a thought experiment, imagine for a moment how you would lead and live in a world without separation; no separation b