Lead Like You

Is the life you're leading true to you?

Do you feel like you're endlessly striving in a world that never stops asking for more? Too often, we exhaust ourselves in pursuit of supposed ideals. We give everything in search of 'success,' while struggling with stress, guilt, self-doubt, and burnout. It's time to dismantle the illusion of external validation. It's time to embrace your inherent worth as a woman and a leader. Lead Like You is a roadmap for rediscovering the authentic you and realising a new way to live and lead.

The key to true transformation, radical resilience, and deep fulfilment lies within: learning to know yourself, care for yourself and truly be yourself, at work and in life. Lead Like You will show you how to ignite this personal and professional revolution. Through courageous stories, evidence-based practices and insights from psychology, author Jo Wagstaff shares indispensable tools for forging a profound connection with -- and caring for -- the self. Learn how you can lead your career and lead yourself with more purpose and power.

• Understand and overcome the external and internal forces that limit your potential
• Increase your self-awareness and identify your motivations, limiting behaviours and boundaries
• Discover the strength and power in mindfulness, self-care and self-compassion
• Learn how to forge authentic connections and healthier, more meaningful relationships

• Access and leverage the advantages of authentic leadership to make a difference within your organisation and the world
  Lead Like You shares the tools and knowledge you need to feel calm, confident, and empowered as a female leader. You'll discover how to find power in vulnerability and return to your true values and purpose. This book will inspire you to do the inner work and redefine your vision for success -- so you can live and lead true to yourself.

  Autorentext

  JO WAGSTAFF aided by her credentials and leadership experience, has worked with thousands of women within her signature programs, talks and workshops, to guide professional women to embrace the power of conscious, authentic leadership.

  Klappentext

  Are you pushed to the limit?
  Are you yearning for fulfilment?
  Do you want to live more true to yourself? We give everything in search of 'success', too often overloading ourselves with stress, guilt and self-doubt - which will inevitably lead to burnout. It's time to dismantle the illusion of external validation and embrace your inherent worth as a woman and a leader. Lead Like You is a handbook for rediscovering the authentic you and learning how to live and lead with more purpose and innate power. Sometimes the way forward is to take a step back and see what really matters. Through courageous personal stories, internationally renowned leadership coach Jo Wagstaff shows you how to ignite a personal and professional revolution, so you can truly be yourself, at work and in life. Discover how to:

• **understand the forces that limit your potential
• identify your motivations and limiting beliefs and behaviours
• forge healthier, more meaningful relationships
• draw power from self-care and self-compassion

• feel confident, calm and empowered as a woman and a leader.** This essential handbook will inspire you to do the inner work you need to redefine your vision for success - so you can live and lead true to yourself.

  Zusammenfassung
  Is the life you're leading true to you? Do you feel like you're endlessly striving in a world that never stops asking for more? Too often, we exhaust ourselves in pursuit of supposed ideals. We give everything in search of 'success,' while struggling with stress, guilt, self-doubt, and burnout. It's time to dismantle the illusion of external validation. It's time to embrace your inherent worth as a woman and a leader. Lead Like You is a roadmap for rediscovering the authentic you and realising a new way to live and lead. The key to true transformation, radical resilience, and deep fulfilment lies within: learning to know yourself, care for yourself and truly be yourself, at work and in life. Lead Like You will show you how to ignite this personal and professional revolution. Through courageous stories, evidence-based practices and insights from psychology, author Jo Wagstaff shares indispensable tools for forging a profound connection with -- and caring for -- the self. Learn how you can lead your career and lead yourself with more purpose and power. Understand and overcome the external and internal forces that limit your potential Increase your self-awareness and identify your motivations, limiting behaviours and boundaries Discover the strength and power in mindfulness, self-care and self-compassion Learn how to forge authentic connections and healthier, more meaningful relationships * Access and leverage the advantages of authentic leadership to make a difference within your organisation and the world Lead Like You shares the tools and knowledge you need to feel calm, confident, and empowered as a female leader. You'll discover how to find power in vulnerability and return to your true values and purpose. This book will inspire you to do the inner work and redefine your vision for success -- so you can live and lead true to yourself.

  Inhalt

  Preface xi

  Introduction xv

  Part I: Know yourself 1

  1. Why is it so hard to live true to ourselves? 3

  2. Learning to get our needs met 25

  3. Learning to dance in relationships 53

  4. The many forces that hinder our authenticity 75

  Part II: Care for yourself 105

  5. The challenge and gift of being our own best friend 107

  6. Finding our boundaries 125

  7. Tuning into our needs 137

  8. Getting practical with self-care 149

  9. Financial self-care 167

  Part III: Be yourself 187

  10. Finding our authentic selves 189

  11. Finding our authentic values and purpose 199

  12. Translating our values and purpose into vision 211

  13. Being ourselves in relationships 223

  14. The art of being both soft and strong 241

  15. Redefining success 257

  16. Leading true to ourselves 273

  A final reflection 289

  Acknowledgements 291

  Resources 293

  References 295