How do we know what we know? And does what we 'know' make us different from others that have another 'knowing'? One of the things that I have come to understand in my years of travel and my oft time immersion into the cultures and thinking of other ways of life, is that what we 'know' of the world is influenced by our experience of the world. So, in the context of leadership, how do you know, that the perspectives, ideas and inspiration that you bring to the table will connect or relate to the truth of another? Whether it is in the context of negotiations, communication between friends, collagues, neighors, strangers, etc. How can we actually help to 'connect' what our knowing is....to others, so they can be inspired or not?

Even within our 'own' culture of knowing, we have a hard time accepting the truth or knowing of others. Can we begin, in the various places that we are leaders (in our offices, with our children, perhaps in our spiritual communities) to expand our 'knowing' to include the acceptance of other points of view or understandings...to be as valid as ours.....perhaps just different? And then, as leaders, go the next step....to help others it integrate and synthesize to create even more inspired situations?

My experience of the various cultures I've touched has been diverse; middle eastern, asian, south american, various european cultures, island folks, etc. All had their own perceptions of truth that were amazing! And, what I did find was that amidst the difference in perception and knowing, there seemed to be a core that was 'like'. And a place that we could begin to connect and synthesize our thinking (not compromise, but bring together and integrate into a new knowing). I found that people are at 'heart' the same; hearts filled with desire to love and be loved. As a leader, if I remember to come from this place, inspired connection is possible.