The already assumptions

There are ideas you live inside that you don’t even know you live inside. Assumptions that are always already here.

If you think of the story of Mowgli, you can get a sense of how powerful an assumption really is.

In the beginning of the story, Mowgli thinks of himself as a wolf. He assumes that because of all he sees around him, and based on what he was told, that he is part of that pack and a wolf himself.

He behaves like a wolf, works like a wolf, thinks like a wolf, but something seems to be off for him.

Only later in the story does he realize himself to be a human, and it opens up a whole new world for him.

What I invite you to take from the story is the power of assumption. An assumption we don’t realize to be one has total, absolute control over our behavior. It determines what we can or can’t do, as we only see what’s allowed by our assumption. We think to be a wulf when in reality we are a human being.

This normally does not show up as a problem for us, as long as we are creating the results we set out to create. But when we don’t, we usually do not get to the bottom of our ideas. Rather, we look at strategies that have been useful in the past, hoping that if we just do more, better, or slightly different, we will get there (wherever there is).

This might look smart from the inside, but from the outside it does not make sense. When your baseline assumption is off, no strategy can solve your problem. It is impossible.

If you build a life based on the assumption that you are not a leader, and you are now trying to improve your lack of being a leader by adding learnings, trainings, processes, and so on on top of your incapability, you will waste energy in this direction.

Why? Because there is no truth to your assumption. Leadership is not a skill you get by adding trainings. It is not an inherent talent some have and others don’t. It is your choice to be a leader that makes you one.

Being a leader in your life, to your community, your work, and your family is what we will dive deeply into in our 1-year-long training. We have a webinar that gives you a deeper look into what this entails and if it is for you:

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Warmly,

Moritz

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