8. Loneliness in Leadership-3 Ways to Deal with the Isolation You Feel as a Leader

2023-01-02

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Hey, Sister Friend! Do you ever find yourself feeling alone and isolated as a leader? Are you discouraged by the fact that you no longer make the invite list for 5 o’clock social hour? Do you feel like the decisions you have to make as a leader compromise your ability to be friends with team members? When I look back at my early years in leadership, I don’t think I could have fully prepared myself for the loneliness I have often felt going from peer to leader. While there are certainly many wonderful blessin...

Hey, Sister Friend!

Do you ever find yourself feeling alone and isolated as a leader? Are you discouraged by the fact that you no longer make the invite list for 5 o’clock social hour? Do you feel like the decisions you have to make as a leader compromise your ability to be friends with team members?

When I look back at my early years in leadership, I don’t think I could have fully prepared myself for the loneliness I have often felt going from peer to leader. While there are certainly many wonderful blessings that come from being promoted and given the opportunity to lead people, there are also many challenges. As the person responsible for those in your charge, it is inevitable that you will be treated with a different regard than you were as their peer. You may go from being part of the inner circle to feeling like an outsider. Unfortunately, leadership and loneliness go hand in hand. Feeling some level of rejection or exclusion is relatively normal, and should be expected if you are leading responsibly. The higher you advance in leadership, the more isolation you will face.

Today, we are talking about the loneliness that often comes with leadership and some strategies to accept and embrace the isolation you feel.

I hope this episode blesses you and that you will continue to join me on this journey toward balance, peace, and freedom to live the abundant life you were called to.

Xoxo,

Tanya

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