Why?

On Wednesday, as I was facilitating, I was asked multiple whys? Why is a big part of leadership and so I'm always pleased to hear that word bouncing around. Quite a few of them though came from one particular conversation with a teacher who was experiencing one of our programs for the first time. I loved her curiosity. It's not surprising though, I love all types of curiosity.

"Curiosity is the compass that leads us to our passions. Follow it and you won't be disappointed. The future belongs to the curious." - Skillshare

This teacher had so many questions for me. When had I started Explore Discover Act? Who were we working with? What had I done before Explore Discover Act? But the biggest part that was intriguing her was my passion for what I was doing, why, why, why, why? It opened up such a deep conversation about various aspects of my journey of potential, as well as where she is at the moment and where she sees that she'd like to journey towards. Passion is such an important word to me and I was so pleased she was noticing that through my thoughts, words and actions on that day.

"If you can't figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose." - T.D. Jakes

The deeper I delved into the conversation though, more and more comments and feedback from over the past 5 years came flooding into my mind. We're most interested in and committed to creating purposeful change and action beyond our program experiences. That's why this feedback (below) from a Year 5 student at the beginning of this term came to the front of my mind as we spoke. I was inspired when I first read it, and remain feeling that same way every time I reflect on each of the participants authentic feedback that we receive. It's such a privilege to support the development of leadership potential within our client schools.

'The thing I enjoyed the most was the challenges, not just because they were fun, but because now I realise that leadership is something I can do everyday, even without a badge. I also really liked talking to other students about what they think, not what just I think. I then realised, leadership is not about the leader, it's about the team.' - Year 5 Participant in our L.E.A.D. with Courage™: Stage 3 Leaders Program