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LEADERSHIP SECRETS OF HILLARY CLINTON

Every person has a story. It’s a matter of taking the time to
connect the dots between your past and your future to deter-
mine the essence of your life story, which will serve as a pow-
erful vehicle for letting others know your passions, strengths,
and values that enable you to lead with authenticity.
Like Hillary, we all have and continue to experience a jour-
ney of our lives that continues to affect who we are and what
we stand for. The stories of great leaders focus less on their job
title, whom they know, and their extrinsic rewards and more
on what got them to where they are. It’s more why they are
doing what they are based on their past experiences that helps
to create a context for their role as a leader and as an authen-
tic human being. For Hillary, it was her rich experiences, her
challenging times, and the extraordinary stretches she made
on her own that created and shaped who she is and what she
does today. For Hillary, it’s not the job title or the monetary
rewards that makes her unique and powerful but her over -
riding desire and passion to serve her country and to be a
voice and vehicle for positive change, whether for families,
education, or health care or as a catalyst for improving coop-
eration, relationships, and partnerships around the world.
Here are some steps to help you begin to define your
story:

1. From early childhood on, what were the significant
events, experiences, successes, failures, and people
that had an impact on your life?

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