Authentic Leadership Style

I was reading Canadian Health and Lifestyle magazine and came across an interesting article on the 'authentic leadership style'. You may be interested in reading it especially if you think you have a leader type personality in the family. I remember once having an interesting conversation with an acquintance over coffee and I now realize he's a natural leader, and very successful at it. I had asked him what advice he would offer my daughter L for the future and he immediately said you have to know yourself. If I think about it, he is also very true to the person he is, and just accepts himself for what he is, right or wrong ('it's just the way I am', he would say). He had already sold his first multi-million dollar company before age 40 and has likely moved on to bigger and better things.

I've learned that the Ontario university application process boils down to entering 6 grade marks. Stressful. I've also heard it's important for teens to socialize as well as study hard. It's a question of prioritizing and time management. L was chosen president for a couple of her school clubs and may audition for a drama role. She has a part time job at the moment which is thankfully winding down, but fall tennis is starting up. I'm off to get her a birthday card for a party this weekend. My main worry is that the swine flu has arrived in Ontario.

K spent 2 hours making his own study notes for a Science quiz at school. That is a first for him, so hopefully it pays dividends. He seems determined to do better at school and I welcome this new maturity. Hopefully it will make a difference.

We've turned the house heater on as have a lot of other people around here. The cold weather is here at least for the time being.

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