the leader heals

We all have this idea that a leader never goes through hardships. We know it happens, we just never think of it a great possibility for a leader.  In fact, the shock and awe is when a person deemed to be great leader falls.  People and think within themselves if anything could have been done to stop the process. We wonder if they had anyone to talk to about their internal struggles. Could they have avoided the fall in some kind of way? So may questions arise as to how this could have been avoided.

The description above sounds a like a fall from grace type of hardship. The same goes for when a leader feels emotionally spent. They have spent all they have emotionally, physically and mentally for the betterment of others. This is a great thing. To invest in others. But it does not help the leader if they don't take care of themselves while they help others. Leaders need support structures just like everyone else.  They are vulnerable just like everyone else. They hurt, just like everyone else. The thing is, people don't think they go through these emotions. But the fact is they do. It then becomes of paramount importance that a leader creates support structures for themselves.

I read a book earlier that was titled, "leading with a limp." It was basically highlighting the fact that leaders are prone to everything else that all people go through, and how a leader can navigate through those stormy waters of life and make it while being leader. 

The fact is leaders tend to be judged  more harshly for hardships they face. Especially a fall from grace. Or a leadership mishap. Or a wrong call on an important strategic  decision. Leaders tend to go through the most.  So it's very important for a leader to realise that time to heal or even heal while they are working is important. 

This is not a complete thought process, will come back for it.