Becoming an Authentic Self Leader
Date: 16 February 2023 | Author: Edina de Jong – Hodžić
The world is changing in an accelerated pace and the human species follows this path of accelerated collective transformation. Those who are experiencing an ‘awakening’ of their consciousness will observe these changes being reflected in their environment, but also in their physical and energetic body. Our energetic body will become more accessible as we start receiving information from within us, being referred to as our ‘inner wisdom’. More and more of us are realising than there is more to us than just our physical body and its unique characteristics, our energy body equally has its own unique characteristics.
As we continue to open ourselves to the changes that we are experiencing, we will start looking at the world from a new perspective, an inner perspective. We will go beyond physical appearances, words and titles and we will want to explore who we are at a deeper level and what drives our behaviour. We will realise that much of what we believed about ourselves and the world is not necessarily true and this will motivate us to search for our own authentic energy frequency. This is the path for self leaders.
Leadership as we have all been conditioned to believe does not come through a degree, title, hard work or a position, it is a unique potential that each one of us can activate within ourselves. By consciously living in alignment with that unique potential we naturally transform into authentic self leaders. Self Leadership is an inner quality that is not forced nor does it control, it is present and expresses itself naturally through the flow of life. Unfortunately, we have been conditioned to view leadership as something outside of us represented by a title or a position of power though this is a false representation of leadership.
When we enter the path of Self Leadership, or what ancient teachers have referred to as the path of truth or inner realisation, we naturally want to understand our inner world and the qualities that we carry within our soul (energy essence). In Human Design language those inner qualities, our unique potential is captured within the Channels and Gates that are defined in our authentic energy compass™. The combination of those Channels and Gates makes up the authentic and unique leadership essence that we all possess.
To grasp and embody the concept of Self Leadership is a journey on itself, it is a journey away from the external world into our inner world. It is a journey of leaving behind being dependant on others and choosing to depend on ourselves and trust our inner guidance. It is a journey of courage, growth, healing and patience. It is the journey of embodying the very thing that we are all (un)consciously looking for: (self) love.
Our authentic energy compass™ provides us with an opportunity to get to know ourselves beyond the physical, to understand the energy that drives our actions and behaviour and the hidden untapped potential that we can activate within ourselves. For most humans, knowing their energy type is like a confirmation, an awakening to their inner most truth and it gives them permission to think outside of their conditioning and programmed beliefs of who they are and how they operate. When I discovered my energy type (manifestor) for the first time, it felt like a homecoming. I finally understood myself and my conditioning. This simple information gave me answers and insights that I needed to unlock the fullness of my inner diversity. I slowly realised that the way I was using my energy was the opposite of how I was designed to and this opened the door for new empowering beliefs, habits and behaviours that I started adopting. This is how I started to live a more authentic and fulfilling life.
And while many of us are exploring and discovering our (soul) purpose here on Earth, I believe that our purpose is simple and it is to live an authentic life of ease and peace. Ultimately, an authentic life will bring us in alignment with that which we (unconsciously) all seek and that is love. Everything else is just part of our experience and our journey into love. And that is the one quality that Self Leaders possess: love for the self and love for all life.