Trek Factor: Powerful Life Lessons from Star Trek (The Trek Factor Series) by Raben M.ED. Richard & Cohen PhD Hiyaguha

Author:Raben M.ED., Richard & Cohen PhD, Hiyaguha
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2013-04-16T16:00:00+00:00

Can Leaders Love and Lovers Lead?

Deep within, we all possess all four of the heroic types-- Leader, Warrior, Analyst, Communicator--to some degree. In fact, the greatest heroes develop and maintain all of these heroic aspects and hold them in balance. That balance can, and must shift as circumstances change. At one stage of a task, for example, you may need your Analyst traits to get a realistic picture of your situation and what lies ahead. But once you finish your assessment, you may need to call on your Warrior aspect to take action and get the job done.

Achieving appropriate balance isn't easy. When people have an excess of one trait and not enough of another to offset it, there's a danger that they'll become maniacs or misfits: Too much of a good thing can turn heroes into heels. What makes Saddam Hussein despicable? The fact that he's all Warrior, with not enough Communicator. Likewise, Communicators who lack Warrior or Leader traits can end up in hot water.

Bill "I Feel Your Pain" Clinton, for instance, charmed the American public into electing him, happily surrounding himself with fans and friends from coast to coast. Unfortunately, his joie de vivre got him into serious trouble with Monica Lewinsky.

In Star Trek, circumstances often force the characters to develop other qualities. In the Next Generation episode "Disaster," for instance, Troi finds herself in charge of the Bridge, faced with the need to make life-and-death decisions. At first, she balks--Leadership does not come easily to her--but she finally rises to the occasion. Meanwhile, Picard gets trapped in an elevator with a group of children, his worst nightmare. Somehow, he overcomes kid phobia, mustering enough Communicator to console the frightened tykes.

We frequently face similar challenges in our own lives, needing to act like a Warrior in order to get a promotion at work in spite of our desire to withdraw completely, for instance; or needing to learn how to act like an Analyst in order to assess our household finances, although our natural inclination is to spend lavishly.

We often fail to follow the right path for our temperament simply because we don't recognize our own heroic profile. We don't have a good picture of our own strengths and weaknesses; even worse, we don't believe in our own potential. Perhaps at some crucial point in your life you attempted to act like a Leader but didn't achieve your aim. Then you felt shamed and put your Leader uniform in mothballs. Or you set out to be a Warrior but suffered such deep and painful wounds that you let your sword rust from disuse. Young boys learn not to cry or display Communicator traits; girls learn not to act aggressive. Such teachings, delivered in the wrong way at the wrong time, trample the budding heroic psyche.

Every person has heroic qualities, but those qualities must be cultivated in order to become obvious. Identifying your own heroic type and bringing forward your innate heroic qualities will help you to make wise decisions about your life.

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