by Renita Alexander | Aug 27, 2020 | Lead Yourself First
The filters through which we view our lives explain how we have such disparate views of the same experience. Because what we refer to reality is basically our perception of current events fueled by our past experience or what we interpreted from a past experience or...
by Renita Alexander | Aug 25, 2020 | Lead Yourself First
Leadership is influence. But influence outside of relationship is almost impossible. So this mission-oriented, borderline introvert had to step out of my comfort zone to find the relationship approach that authentically worked for my personality and allowed me to...
by Renita Alexander | Aug 25, 2020 | Lead Yourself First
My leadership experience began early in life. As the oldest of five and the oldest grandchild on both sides of my family, I was often “voluntold” to lead my siblings and/or cousins in some activity, an exercise usually like herding cats but nowhere near as smooth as...
by Renita Alexander | Aug 25, 2020 | Lead Yourself First
A friend of mine said she was mad at God when the choice she made didn’t work out the way she planned. I started to question her…ask her why Then I remembered the stupid thing I did when I didn’t pay attention to my inner knowing, the God voice whispering, or the...
by Renita Alexander | Jul 20, 2020 | Lead Yourself First
I watched young people protest this weekend. I saw them heading determinedly to their destination, their signs proclaiming “Black Lives Matter” or “Defund the Police.” I wondered where they were going and watched them join a growing group gathering near Buckingham...
by Renita Alexander | Oct 29, 2016 | Lead Yourself First
We all have a purpose…our reason for being here. When we don’t fulfill our purpose, things come undone or don’t get done. Our purpose is sometimes revealed in an unexpected way when we experience something personally or something happens to someone close to us and we...
