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LEADERSHIP ROLE
THAT MATTERS MOST... — BY ANGELA KARANJA Leadership role that matters most... Have you ever felt that desire to change the world so deeply that you are willing to do whatever it takes to make this happen? yes? So, you boldly step out and acquire skills and strategies to make this happen! I’d say everyone reading this has that desire; otherwise you’d not be reading this – you are a leader at heart and that’s what leaders do, they deeply desire to make a difference. But did you know that most of us leaders have neglected the ONE leadership role that matters most? That was me about two years ago! Most people know that for over 20 years I’d been working to empower young people to live their fullest potential- I was making a big mark in this area. Then in our psychological research we began to notice that more and more parents were losing connection with their teenagers and subsequently their leadership role and influence. That’s when I pivoted to helping parents upscale specific leadership skills for parenting teenagers so parents could successfully raise mentally healthy and highly effective teenagers without
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losing their own mind. Here’s the irony! At around the same time, I was losing my own mind because the relationship between my teenage daughter and I was in crisis – literally we were not seeing eye to eye. I was not only losing my mind, but I had also lost my influence and leadership in her life. Gosh, talk about feeling hopeless and helpless - it's a feeling that kills you silently as a parent.
