Leadership rarely begins with clarity.
It begins with a fogged mirror, streaked by decisions made in haste, smudged by pride, and blurred by the need to appear certain.
Most leaders spend their early days protecting the image, not improving the reflection. They hide flaws under strategy, call avoidance composure, and confuse stillness with control.
But mirrors do not shine because they are guarded. They shine because they are touched.
Mistakes, when met with honesty, become the cloth that clears the surface.
Apologies remove the dust of ego.
Listening, truly listening, wipes away the residue of arrogance.
And every uncomfortable truth faced without denial restores another inch of clarity.
A polished leader is not one who never errs. It is one who keeps cleaning the glass.
Because leadership is not about the perfection of the image.
It is about the courage to keep looking, even when the reflection stings.
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