Consciousness is a defining trait of humanity. Leadership consciousness lives in the cutting edge of it and has a crucial task: Contribute to the evolution of human consciousness by making frequent excursions into the unchartered waters of the future; to go where no man has gone before – in small and bigger ways. This is your task as a leader.

When you wear the mental and spiritual cloak of leadership, you step into a twilight zone, the space in between what already is and what can be; the past and the future; conformity and radical breakthrough thinking; the habits of a status quo and an enlightened vision of new possibilities.

Time is possibly our greatest asset in this life. Time has mysterious qualities, such as being totally malleable: Pick up a moment in time and think how many different things can be done with it. It can be made to appear elastic – fast or slow. Time does not mind, it is completely neutral: We can decide if the next moment in our life will be touched by greatness or will be a waste of time.

• Every day, ask yourself: “What is the best way to invest my leadership time today?” “Who and what shall I turn my focus and energy to?” Leadership definition of focus: ‘Summoning and blending together the perceptions, feelings, awareness and resources that are necessary for the fulfillment of an objective while excluding what does not belong to the process’.

• People fear change and especially the unknown aspects of it. Witnessing you thriving in change and making your time available for it to exercise itself in and through your life gives them the courage to step forward and do the same.

• When you lead a team of 12 individuals, there are 12 possible outplays for the future, each in her or his unique way and natural genius. Your role as a leader is to create a state of affairs where the sum of the whole is greater than that of the individual parts by engendering an atmosphere of trust that promotes collaboration, initiative and innovation.

• Saying the same as above, in a slightly different way: Leadership is a unifying presence that ushers people to a self-location that seeks to recognize the enormous value and benefits in developing interpersonal respect and working together, regardless of differences in belief systems and cultural background. This is one of the most crucial roles of a leader. You are able to accomplish this task because you succeeded in creating in yourself an inner ecology that is absent of conflict, from which radiates an intact aura that promotes trust, respect and collaboration by magnifying and enhancing the best of all.

• The design of life is such that humanity is constantly presented with the challenges to overcome the seemingly impossible. It is as though there is an unwritten deal between mankind and the future: Do your best, believe that it can be done, let it be done, persist, insist and use your natural genius in return for new discoveries and enlightenment. As a leader, you cherish ‘impossible’ because it provides you with the opportunity to fulfill one more little part of this magnificent deal.

• Every day, seek for a victory and give yourself V-Points. Look for many tiny victories to accumulate towards a critical mass that facilitates transformation and change. As a leader, you have mastered the art of being able to cause a lot with subtle actions.

Finally and possibly most importantly: Always invest in what works, let go of what does not work. Bit by bit, step by step, small actions followed with small actions. As a leader you are a master locator and champion of what works and a skilled progress chaser of it. Whether the outplay of this is a bold PR for someone, an idea or wise ways and means, you are not personal about it, because when you lead, your time, focus and energy belong not to you, but to the future of what you believe in.