Energy Leadership

Chuckling, I told him I loved the idea. “And if you want to make it even cornier, try this: Put your stone on a stand with a sign that says, SOLUTIONS ROCK.”

At Level 4, judgment, anger, guilt,

Empowerment Principle 5 DETACHED INVOLVEMENT Detached involvement, the most challenging of all principles, offers us the opportunity to fully empathize and emotionally engage in life’s situations, and yet, at the same time, “detach” from the judgment, the “story” we see, and the outcome.

He was absolutely right. It’s all about concern, compassion, and service to others. Most people who resonate in the high range of Level 4 don’t take things personally, and even when someone has supposedly wronged them, their motto is “How can I help you?” They do what they can to protect and heal those who are less fortunate than they are.

“People are just people.

Advantage: You take little personally; you truly care for and help everyone to do their job the best they can. Disadvantage: You can get caught in the drama/sympathy; others’ motivation can be more for being liked than for being productive.

attempt. Perhaps it’s better just to say that life is what it is, and while many people see it as hard, we can see it in any way that we choose.”

less. In Energy Leadership, we’d still rate the human a 10 million watt bulb.

“That makes sense,” I told him. “Except I’m not yet asking you to believe in achieving the dream. I’m only asking that you do all you can to make it a reality. That’s the part over which you have complete control.”

find out what other people are thinking and feeling. “The point is, however, that it’s usually not in our best interest to believe that our interpretation is ‘reality.’ How much sense does this make?”