Be the Leader You Aspire To Be – Free Yourself First!

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Welcome to the twenty third article in the series “Be the Leader You Aspire to Be” here on The Price of Business Show, where I will focus on the trends which lie ahead of us and how they will affect humans and businesses. The articles are based on my book Energetic Leadership, which talks about 9 trends leaders must navigate to cater for employees increasing demand for more spiritual leadership and sustainable business models aligned with their life purposes. These articles are about business leadership in the new era. I hope you will find inspiration for your own leadership and the leader you aspire to be.

The last articles have outlined 9 trends for business leadership and focused on authentic curiosity as a key competency for leaders to master. They have explained the concept of energy frequencies as the source of our true potential, followed by the alignment of the company’s purpose with the life purposes of employees and customers.

They have covered the 6-5 different generations currently working, focused on self-care and the ability to be present and what uncertainty was about and how to navigate in it. They have talked about the importance of intuition in decision-making and what a healthy economy and society are and how we all can improve democracy.

The articles have looked at customer journeys built on healthy energy and how intuition and resilience can improve productivity. They have been about the world as a mirror of how we are doing as multi-dimensional humans and what we do with true AI. And they have been about the change of Change Management both in terms of timelines and content and the urgent need for a new Leadership Playbook which is about people first and foremost based on authentic curiosity.

This article is personal and how I set myself free.

I will start with a quote from Edith Eger, the psychologist and author of the book ‘The Choice’. She writes: “Instead, I built a prison cell out of fear and sealed the lock with my silence” Edith has a very special and brave story – she survived as a teenager, Auschwitz, the concentration camp and immigrated to the US.

I have just read her book and can highly recommend it both for the history of what war does but especially for the choice we have as humans no matter how bad the situation we are in is. Living in Denmark, Europe – we have yet again war in our backyard – the Russian war in Ukraine – and it creates lots of fear, people who die and billions spend on military. Unfortunately, history repeats itself.

But this time in history we as humankind might start living up to our name humankind. It starts with being kind to ourselves. We can do that by not building a prison cell of fear and lock it with our silence. This is why great conversations are so important – to open for the pain and suffering that we are carrying around not just from our own lives but from previous generations too.

Bad things will happen. Not just from wars but from crisis and bad work environments. The way we tackle it is important to how we manage our energy. To be fearful is natural and okay. But to lock us up in silence can kill us – psychically, mentally and spiritually.

This is what’s happening in the world right now.

I set my self-free when I started to be more self-aware – not just being a human doing all the time but slowly starting to listen (sense) what is it my body wants, what is it I want. By giving myself space to look after me, I gained the power. It took years to come out of my “prison cell” of what I thought was expected of me and using situations at home and at work where I learned to set new boundaries. To say no, to say this is not okay – in a respectful way and learning that it could have consequences and taking them.

Slowly but steady I gained back the connection to my soul (inner heart) and we are now reunited – my soul, body and mind. I am healthier than I have ever been, and I am working with what is meaningful to me. I named it Energetic Leadership – consciously leading oneself and others with energy and intuition as a starting and focal point.

You have the choice to set yourself free.

Are you ready to act?

Gitte Madelaire is an intuitive and visionary pioneer in leadership development. People, customers, business development, and futurism have always interested and motivated her. With a background in corporate business at companies such as Fona/HMW, Codan Insurance, Volvo Trucks and Ensure, she now inspires to new leadership through her book,” Energetic Leadership”, keynotes, facilitation and mentoring for leaders in her company Bronte ApS. Gitte holds a BSc in Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School and an MBA semester from the University of Victoria. She also has traditional leadership courses and certifications in intuitive and feminine future leadership, inner sustainability, and energy-based leadership. Gitte has lived in London, Sydney, and Kuala Lumpur and currently resides in Denmark.

Learn more at www.energeticleadership.eu.