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Leadership of the HEART Follow-Up Experience

Welcome to the Leadership of the HEART Seminar follow-up experience. Over the next four weeks you will have the opportunity to review and wrestle into your life the principles taught in the seminar. We know that becoming more authentic in life and leadership is both a great challenge and responsibility. The seminar was a wonderful step in that direction. But now, you must move from understanding a few principles to living out what authentic leadership is all about.

During the next four weeks I will guide you back through the content of the seminar syllabus. Hopefully, you still have your syllabus with the notes you took during the seminar. If you can’t find your syllabus because you’ve moved, the dog ate it or you used it as a placemat for dinner one night, just click and download the Leadership of the HEART syllabus now.

This is how the follow-up experience will play out:

First – each day you will come to the website and listen to the mp3 audio track of the day. You will hear me speaking, not U2 or Keith Urban singing. Too bad, huh? I was tempted to begin each track with my classic yodeling routine, but wiser heads prevailed. If you like, you can download all of these tracks at once and keep them in a folder on your computer or put them on an mp3 player (like an iPod). But only listen to one track per day. My hope is that you do this first thing in the morning because I want you to be thinking about the principle or issue raised throughout your day. The track of the day will be 3 to 5 minutes in length and there are 20 tracks. This means that if you listen to one track a day during a typical business week the follow-up experience will last four weeks. This also allows you to have the weekends off. That’s right – free time to relax, party, have fun and cut loose a little. If you occasionally miss a day and get behind, no problem! Just work through the tracks until you complete the experience at your pace.

Second – let me make a few suggestions that will maximize your experience as you listen to the track of the day.

• Buy a journal or spiral notebook so you can keep track of insights or thoughts you have throughout the experience. I use a Sketchbook made by Bienfang for my journal. It has a vertical format which allows me to journal in two columns on each page (http://www.misterart.com/store/view/001/group_id/608/Bienfang-Note-Sketch-Book.htm). Also, choose a specific place to keep your notebook and DAILY CARDS (I’ll explain those in a moment.)
• Before you listen to each audio track - pray. Remember, this follow-up experience is about allowing God access to your heart and mind. So, ask the Lord (who is for you, loves you and believes in you) to expose what is next in your leadership journey.
• Find a leadership ‘work-out’ partner. In other words…do this process with a friend. Yes, a friend. You know, someone who will put up with you and sees the good in you. It would be so cool if you could find someone who went through the seminar and would be willing to share the experience. If you do this, it will multiply the impact of the experience. It will give you someone to discuss the daily questions that are assigned. If you find a ‘work-out’ partner but they haven’t attended the seminar they can listen to the seminar on CD before you start. Click here to order the Leadership of the HEART seminar on CD.
• Download, print and cut out the DAILY CARDS. There are two documents that each have five cards. You will need to print these out. Each page has five cards on it that when folded become 3x5 inches. You will need to cut these out, fold them, and carry with you throughout your day. Confused? Download and print them – it will make sense. If you can, print the cards on a high quality paper or even a light card stock.
(Note: As you look at each page and see the five 3x5 cut-outs, you’ll notice that they are numbered Day #1 thru Day #20. Cut them out and put them in order. Ignore all the cards except for the card of the day. You’ll be tempted to read all the cards…don’t do that. Waiting will make them a daily surprise and keep you focused on the day’s lesson. The cards correspond with whichever track of the day you are listening to. These are important because after you listen to the daily track, I will give you a short assignment to write on the back of the card. You will carry that card with you all day and discuss it with your ‘work-out’ partner. Don’t lose these cards. Keep a file of them somewhere safe.)

Third – each day you will be expected to do a little work. Don’t short cut these simple assignments! Everyday I will take you back to a section of the Leadership of the HEART syllabus to review a key concept or principle of authentic leadership. These will be highlighted on your DAILY CARDS. Take each day seriously. It’s hard work to change the way we approach life and leadership.

If you have your Leadership of the HEART syllabus, a notebook, a pen, all the DAILY CARDS cut out, your daily audio track and hopefully a ‘work-out’ partner  - you are ready to begin.

So, let’s get after it. Let’s become the people and leaders God hopes for us to be. Know that I’m praying for you as you journey through the Leadership of the HEART follow-up experience.

Dan Webster
Founder
Authentic Leadership, Inc.