Waking up - the key to more caring responsible leadership
I was at my son’s school rugby match this morning. I watched two cars drive off which were next to each other in the car park. One a Ferrari, the other a Tesla. The Ferrari revs loudly, screeches and wheel spins out the car park. The Tesla quietly glides out of its space and onto the main road.
I’m not judging either as a driver or a car owner. But it left me curious (especially in light of the Climate Emergency we face):
What’s level of consciousness are they each living from?
What awareness do either of the drivers have about the Emergency we're facing?
And if they are aware, to what extent are their life choices aligned with their awareness?
It fascinates me how everything we do and everything we buy - we’re largely doing driven by deep-rooted subconscious thought. It looks like we have free-will, but do we? We're largely on autopilot living out a life from this deeply programmed thought. And this programmed thought often has us operate with a significant focus on self-fulfilling our own needs and wants, oblivious to the wider impact of our choices.
It seems to me that we only really have free-will when we begin the long personal journey of 'waking up'; when we peel back the layers of thinking that have created the way we live (which feels like a life-long exploration). And waking up is the key to living a more fulfilling life, to being a better leader, to living in a more caring and responsible way. Waking up is also the best chance we have of saving our planet.
I love these two quotes:
“Awareness is all about restoring your freedom to choose what you want instead of what your past imposes on you.” - Deepak Chopra
"Brain is a reducing valve that restricts consciousness" - Aldous Huxley
If you'd like to live in a more caring and responsible way, then email us at chat@be-unbounded.com and let’s have a chat.
