“𝑊ℎ𝑜’𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒?”

That’s a question I often asked my kids when they were young. Their first instinct?
“The teacher?”
“The police?”
“Mom?”
“Dad?”

But I always waited for the deeper answer:
“I’m the boss of my own life.”

Because while we don’t control everything,
we do control something powerful:
 Our thoughts.
 Our actions.
 Our focus.
 Our attitude.

And that’s where true leadership begins, not in leading others, but in leading yourself.
This kind of leadership isn’t always visible.
It doesn’t always come with a title, a spotlight, or applause.

But it’s often the most important kind, because it shapes how you show up, what you pursue, and how you grow.

And it stands in sharp contrast to something I noticed recently…
At the recent NATO summit, I watched the NATO leaders:
Heads of state, ministers, decision-makers.

Some spoke with power.
Some spoke with polish.
Some were far less eloquent than the journalists covering them.

But here’s the difference:
The reporters may have mastered the skill of commu...