Table Of ContentPRAISE FOR DAVID TAYLOR’S THE NAKED LEADER
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The ultimate fast-track guide to wealth, freedom and fulfilment
David Taylor
This edition first published 2010
© 2010 David Taylor
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(DIS)CLAIMER
This is a work of fact – if and only if you do something with it.
Otherwise, it is a work of fiction.
egend has it that many years ago, a very special child was born. Unique
Lin natural strengths, talent and personality, this child, from the very
moment of birth, knew that it was going to love this thing called ‘life’.
The young Child watched and took in the wonders of everything and everyone
around it, and so became an Explorer, gaining a reputation for being full of
spontaneity and happiness. Soon the Explorer was told that discovery in
itself was not enough, and was sent off to school. Hungry for new knowledge,
the Explorer became a Student, who gained a reputation for being very
learned. However, some of the fun seemed to disappear, somewhere.
Next, the Student was advised that while information was important, it
was nothing without real experience. So the Student became a Practitioner,
eager to work hard and grow in understanding, and gained a reputation for
being worldly wise. However, some of the wonder seemed to fade away,
somehow.
And after many years, the Child who had become an Explorer, who became
a Student, and then a Practitioner, stopped one day and noticed some
things.
That the life it was now living was not so full of everyday joy. That the
organization in which it worked was not such a happy place. And that the
world in which it lived had so much worry, so much hardship and so much
fear. Perhaps there was something about this thing called ‘life’ that the
Practitioner had not yet fully understood.
So the Practitioner set out to understand, and thus became an
Adventurer.
All Adventurers need an adventure. To find one, they must apply the
formula for guaranteed success: know where you want to go; know where
you are now; know what you have to do to get to where you want to go; and
do it.
The Adventurer had an idea where it wanted to go – something to do with
purpose, happiness and being at peace. It knew where it was, and knew
generally what to do, to make its dream, unclear though it was, move closer.
The Adventurer had to make things happen, rather than simply let things
happen.
This was exciting. However, just as it was about to take its first action, the
Adventurer froze in fear, trapped by thoughts and fearful imaginings. It
wanted more, but without losing what it already had. More freedom, but
not at the expense of safety; more money, but not to the extent of greediness;
and, it wanted to be true to itself, yet also connect with others.
And so our Adventurer waited for a sign, a trigger, for something…
And as it waited, a realization dawned. What it once was, it still was.
Once a Child, always a Child; once an Explorer, always an Explorer,
keen to explore again; once a Student, always a Student, still ready to
learn; once a Practitioner, always a Practitioner, still taking in life’s rich
experiences.
And, from its very first breath, right up to this exact moment, the
Adventurer was, still is, and always will be, you.
