John Friend’s 5 Principles (to create a new paradigm) - Video

John Friend spoke recently at LEADERShift 2010 - here is a video of some of his speech, but if you want to skip that and get right to the point - a short summary is below - and below that - an even shorter summary of the summary! Yay for concision!

John Friend Leaders Causing Leaders from davekennedy on Vimeo.

Every word below this point comes via Lia Aprile at Leaders Causing Leaders:

John Friend’s 5 Principles (to create a new paradigm)...

1. Be like the sky. Be open, have a beginner’s mind.

2. Be like the Earth. Embody your deep talents. (Like blogging. Um…wait…).

3. Be like water. Feel. Be fluid, be sensitive, be compassionate. (Yes, yes, and double yes)

4. Be like fire. Have a burning for the highest. Aspire to serve. Dare to be courageous no matter the darkness.

5. Be like air. Like the wind, that can move around any problem. Be imaginative and innovative.

In a nutshell: start fresh, be steady, feel deeply, burn with the desire to evolve, and let your mind and your heart be flexible and inventive.

(He also gets the Best Line of the Evening Award for: “All the opposites come together as contrary compliments.” (Love that.))