Would You Follow You?

Would You Follow You?

The hardest person to lead isn’t your team. It’s you.

I call it the mirror test:

• Do you like the person you’re becoming when no one’s watching?
  

• Are your daily choices aligned with your values?
  

• Would you follow you if you weren’t you?

Most leaders don’t fail because of lack of strategy. They fail because of lack of self-awareness. It’s easy to point to external challenges — the market, the competition, even the behavior of our team. But until you look honestly in the mirror, you’ll keep repeating the same patterns.

Self-awareness is the foundation of leadership because it forces clarity. It asks you to slow down, reflect, and realign. It reveals the blind spots, the habits you’ve been ignoring, and the ways you’ve been operating on autopilot.

And here’s the kicker: your team already sees what you don’t. If your actions don’t align with your values, they feel it. If you preach discipline but lead with chaos, they notice.

The leaders who create lasting impact don’t strive for perfection. They strive for alignment.

Would you follow you? It’s one of the hardest questions you’ll ever ask — but one of the most powerful.