Does Your Leadership Bank Account Have Insufficient Funds?
March 2007
Does Your Leadership Bank Account Have Insufficient Funds?
Wouldn’t it be incredible if your bank account always had enough money in it to cover any need you had? If all you had to do was just notice the need, ask, and the money magically appeared? If you never had to worry about running out, what a relief and blessing that would be.
The practice of the Remembrance is like that never ending positive bank balance. You can keep your leadership account full by simply remembering to Remember on a regular basis. So what do we mean by that?
Well, in your bank account you make a regular series of deposits and withdrawals with the intention of maintaining a positive balance. You become aware of how much is in the account and when your funds begin to deplete you either fill it up or hold off spending until you can.
Except, sometimes you forget, overspend, and end up with insufficient funds. This causes all kinds of additional problems – NSF fees, bad credit, overdue notices from your creditors, and often a feeling inside of deep anxiety or even despair.
The same thing happens to you as a leader. Your leadership account is full when you start. You have sufficient resources – energy, knowledge, inspiration, and vision - to deal with the anticipated issues and challenges put before you. Inevitably though, over time, that account gets depleted as you spend your resources on those challenges and issues. You confront problems for which you don’t have the knowledge or experience to fall back on. Relentless pressure begins to drain your energy. Your vision is blocked by the pile in your inbox. Your inspiration has the clarity of a mud bath. Eventually your leadership account’s debits exceed its assets and you are out of balance and reeling with stress.
So what do you do then?
A lot of people in this situation use distractions to relieve the pressure – TV, time on less important projects they feel competent at, indirect attempts to “try” dealing with the problem, complaining to those who aren’t involved, alcohol and drugs – anything to avoid what really needs attention. This holds the creditors – real and imagined – off for a while, but they always come back with a vengeance. It’s like throwing the bills away when they come in so you don’t have to be reminded how far in debt you are. Not a winning strategy.
What you really need to do is fill up your account, of course!
The great thing is all that’s required is to access the central wisdom bank and ask for a deposit. All the assets are yours for the asking. The transfer device is the practice of Remembrance. Remembrance is an ancient practice of deep reflection which opens you up to all that you need in any circumstance. It involves invoking your internal assets that exist like buried treasure in your own heart where you have access to them as needed. It’s kind of like an ATM for your unlimited internal strength and wisdom.
For more information and a step-by-step guide on the use of the Remembrance:click here.
Now that your wisdom account has a positive balance again, you’re ready to face any situation with vitality and clarity. For problems that seemed impossible to solve, you now see a way forward. For issues that previously had you drained and avoiding, you now have the courage of your clear convictions. Your head is up and the future looks bright.
How do we know this works?
Because all of us at LionHeart have personally transformed our experience of leadership and the results we’ve achieved by using this simple, powerful practice - and so have many, many business leaders to whom we’ve had the honor to teach it. We have scores of stories to share that illustrate how you can increase the assets in your own leadership bank. You can see some of them by clicking here.
We invite you to try this out. The next time you get stressed out about a problem: notice your discomfort, stop yourself from spending out of an empty heart, and remember to connect to your source of wisdom. You’ll never have insufficient funds again. Give us a shout and we’ll help you balance your leadership account. Contact us