5 important teachers for every NEW leader

The energy of loss - SADNESS - is usually what keeps us loyal to people and things we don’t want to lose.

But if SADNESS would be a person, it would teach us that we need to let go, and say goodbye to old ideas, people or projects that no longer serve their purpose. Once it was meaningful, but now is going away and we need to move on with something NEW.

Finally some positive emotions. For a long time I believed that only negative emotions help us learn and develop ourselves. But I was wrong.

If there is something that JOY taught me recently is that something needs to be appreciated and celebrated.

Not only negative emotions need to be expressed, but also the positive ones. So don’t ignore this one. A good celebration boosts our motivation. Somehow many leaders are so focused on results that they forget to just pause and celebrate the wins. Both small and big.

I bet you didn’t expect this one. I also didn’t. And just to be clear, I’m not talking about physical attraction in the work place.

In a recent chapter of a book I read that sexual feelings are the energy of creativity and creation. Felt usually in the pelvic area of our body, if this emotion were a person it would tell us that something new needs to be birthed or created.

It would tell us that something inside us, that we desire so much, needs to be expressed. Like being pregnant with ideas and innovation.

We can ignore or accept these 5 emotions as teachers in our life. But if you are a new leader and you choose to listen to these 5 teachers and what you can learn from them, here is how:

1. LOCATE THE EMOTION IN YOUR BODY. What is the body part that feels that emotion more intense?
2. NAME THE EMOTION. If you were to introduce the emotion to someone, how would you call it?
3. GIVE IT A SOUND. If this emotion would have a voice, how would it sound?
4. RELEASE IT. By accepting that it exists and is present in your body, you will start feeling at ease. The same way we want to be seen, so does every emotion.