Chasing Peace, Hope, and Faith
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I. Purpose & Awareness
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” -Jeremiah 29:11.
Every leader has a story behind our personal journey that got us to where we are today. Leadership is about embracing our journey to understand who we are, where we come from, our personal opportunities and even our struggles along the way. It is about discovering each individual’s personal development, motivation, understanding, and goals that have helped guide us into the person we have become. The power of awareness in understanding our purpose can be seen throughout our life’s journey. Every day we each have the opportunity to build a new story and characteristics for ourselves that are essential to our individual personal growth. In order to develop different skills, we must use our experiences and education to understand how to be our authentic selves and to build core traits that can guide us. Reflection on our personal strengths and areas needing development plays a major role in building effective leadership traits. Development cannot occur without understanding where we have been. Think about the best leaders you have worked with. How did they motivate you? How did they empower you? Did they inspire you? Leaders impact, affect, and guide others. They are able to use self-reflection and their personal experiences to help guide change successfully. Have you ever worked for a manager who could not guide anyone in reaching any kind of change if they tried? There is a difference in management and leadership. One can manage anything but leading takes skills, understanding, and motivation. Leadership is about building a solid foundation of trust within yourself and your team. It is about making a positive difference for those people that are around you. Leadership helps move people to adapt to change through experiences, motivations, encouraging, and providing understanding in order to achieve any purpose or goal. However, to be an effective leader, we must understand our own purpose and have awareness in what moves us personally. It takes a consistent positive attitude, self-reflection, a solid foundation, values, traits and behaviors, and an understanding of leadership skills necessary to make a positive difference not only in yourself but in others.
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When life places difficult experiences on our path, it may be easy to blame God or ask why. Although it can be challenging to comprehend the lessons that are preparing us for the future, time does heal wounds while providing a platform for learning.
Within an inspirational compilation of writings, Erin Sullivan Edwards shares personal stories that detail her past traumatic experiences, a leadership theory based on characteristics of core values, traits, and behaviors, and the wisdom she gained in order to inspire future leaders. Erin reflects on ways to overcome the mental, emotional, or physical barriers or obstacles that often block our path in life and ultimately challenge one’s dreams, opportunities, and goals. Through her guidance, Erin teaches us to tap the strength within, set clear boundaries, and utilize personal experiences to build a solid foundation of faith, hope, and inspiration that leads to success.
Chasing Peace, Hope, and Faith offers personal stories, a leadership theory, and wisdom to help anyone struggling in life to uncover positive lessons in their own personal struggles to move forward with confidence.
About the Author
Erin Sullivan Edwards has a professional background in grocery retail management, higher education, procurement, and county public works engineering. She holds a master’s degree in organizational leadership. Erin resides with her husband, David, their two daughters, and a four-legged son in St. Augustine, Florida.