The Importance of Feminine Way Leadership

FOR CENTURIES LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN ROOTED IN SEPARATION AND HIERARCHY. THE FEMININE PARADIGM OF LEADERSHIP IS RELATIONAL, INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE AND IS NEEDED IN OUR WORLD MORE THAN EVER BEFORE.

As women we are required to play more roles than we have ever been required to in our collective history, ones we know well and ones we have no role models for but are being called to step into and embody. We long to be successful, to have deeply fulfiling relationships, to be the best parents we can be and leave our mark on the world.

But the truth is, we don’t always know how to manifest our intentions and hearts desires. We may feel overwhelmed by the road we are called to take and uncertain about the steps we need to take to realise our full potential. Historically, leadership models have required women to leave parts of themselves behind in order to step into the arena and call themselves a leader. That models is no longer sustainable. The world needs our full presence to solve the larger collective challenges we are facing.

When we live inside a leadership model that does not support our highest growth and deepest desires we can feel…

• Deeply concerned about the problems we see in the world but unsure about how to make a difference while meeting the demands of our own lives
• Undeserving of having it ‘too good’ in our lives when others are struggling to such a large degree
• Overwhelmed, confused and unsure about how to cultivate and access our authentic power
• Disheartened and disempowered when old patterns and beliefs show up despite being a conscious person and having done so much work on ourselves
• Unsure about how to trust ourselves and our intuition when life seems to be happening to us rather than through us
• Unclear on the right career path to take or project to create despite having a deep desire and calling to be of service and make a contribution to the world
• Afraid of failing and being judged by others if we follow the path we are called to take and step into our authentic power
• Let down by life and others because we are over burdened by responsibility and have not been able to express our gifts and talents in the ways we have been yearning to
• Like we can’t ask for help and have to do everything ourselves despite wanting to support and be supported by a community of like minded women.
• Like we don’t know how to create the deep, authentic connections we desire with a beloved and others despite many years of working on ourselves and learning conscious tools
• Unclear on our gifts and purpose in the world
• Conflicted about sharing our true selves and feeling unsafe to speak up, show up and shine

If you’re having any of these experiences or longings, the good news is that you’re not alone. Most of the women I work with feel this way. These feelings and longings are an invitation to find a new way and create a model of leadership that turns your longing for more into a life that reflects the full flourishing of your gifts, talents and desires.

You might be wondering why depsite having developed valuable skills and years of hard work you have not been able to manifest your deeper desires. The truth is that all the education, knowledge, money, planning and action taking in the world cannot make up for a lack of self- trust and trust in the path life is calling us to.

We have not been taught how to be in right relationship with ourselves and access the power we need to create the things we most deeply long for. But all that is changing, we are ready to evolve our relationship to leadership and ourselves, to stand in our authentic feminine power and align ourselves with the highest possibilities for our lives.

With over three decades of coaching experince, I have seen that when women cultivate a healthy relationship with themselves and understand the inner patterns of their psyche (Archetypes) they not only thrive but are able to support others to do the same.

The masculine paradigm of leadership that has brought us to this time in our collective history is not the same paradigm of leadership that we need to heal our world and flourish in life. When leadership is informed by hierarchy, separation, status, perfection and priviledge we have not choice but to exclude and reject parts of ourselves and others to succeed.

The things we are most longing for such as intimacy, love, connection, purpose, freedom, creative self-expression, authentic power and contribution cannot be created by pushing, forcing, thinking, strategising, planning or working hard for. These are the missing pieces of our selves and our lives that need to be recovered and re-birthed through a new feminine paradigm of leadership.

Feminine Way Leadership is an orientation to life and leadership that ends the patterns of self-sacrifice, self-sabotage and self-abandonment that leaves women disconnected from the rich possibilities of their lives and the power to manifest their deepest desires.

How do we learn Feminine Way Leadership?

In my work with hundreds of women I have found that using Archetypes, mythology and stories to uncover and understand the unconsicous patterns of behaviour in one’s psyche is highly effective and transformative. I use Goddess Archetypes as well as a number of unique practices and tools to awaken authentic feminine power.

The Gooddess Archetypes not only reveal the instincts and interests but the unconscious patterns and drivers that have been motivating our choices and affecting our ability to manifest our deeper desires.