Inspirational leaders risk making bold requests of others: to be in integrity in the face of their fear, to be generous in the face of scarcity, to let go of the "sure thing" in service of creating the new or the impossible. Making a bold and principled request is simply another way of declaring what we stand for in the world. We stand solidly in it enough to be a demand that others stand in it too!

My bold request this holiday season is that YOU be an inspirational leader!

One way you can do this is to give to causes that make a difference in the world. I honor the people I love this holiday by giving money in their names to Kiva, Oxfam and other organizations that create new possibility (loans, learning, mentoring) for others. This is both meaningful for me and those I honor as well as transformative for those who receive the gift. And that's a "three-fer" which of course is waaaaaay more valuable than a "two-fer" or a "one-fer".

Love,

Darlene