“Leading from within, for a regenerative world”, is the elixer that comes from a long, long journey together with many members of the Lead True community.  Moving inwards and outwards, and inwards and outwards again, for more than a decade. In ever widening circles.

As a strategist for public sector organizations, I loved aligning organizational purposes with society and the environment. Over the years, however, my focus shifted from supporting institutions to fueling my personal purpose: sharing the beauty of life and paving the way toward a world where there is enough for all living beings.

The Turning Point

The Lead True community was essential for me in making this turn. When I slowly stopped taking up major change-management roles, I didn’t feel relevant any more. Who am I without my profession? Especially when this comes in the same period when my mother roles and my partner role faded out. I almost gave in to the stereotype forces that tell elderly women: you have done your duty and may rest now. The easiest way was to continue a seemingly not so meaningful life, behind the scenes. I didn’t see how my contribution could be of importance and I couldn’t find any role models for me at the age of 60 plus.

Embracing the Queen Phase

But a few insights and events helped to take the turn to a renewed or maybe more consolidated purpose:

Now I feel I can contribute to a regenerative world directly through the way I live my life, leading from within, consciously nourishing my life force and sharing my light. Inspired by Ilya Prigogine, I believe that small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos can shift an entire complex system to a higher order. That’s the elixir of journeying consciously and embracing at a deeper level my personal leadership mantra.

Living a Regenerative Life

In practice, this is how it looks in my daily life:

The Lead True model and my Qigong practices helped me make this shift from seemingly more important managerial leadership roles to a more personal leadership purpose. Leading from within. This is how I came to embody my own vision. It took a whole lot of moving inwards, outwards, inwards and outwards again.  In ever widening circles.

Let’s Connect and Co-Create

I hope this story inspires you. If you are interested in my journey around sixty, please check out www.ronddezestig.nl (in Dutch).

And if you feel like joining me on a long-distance hike or a coaching in nature session, I am here to listen, to share and to co-create.