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My Journey To Find The Truth

By Cody Dakota Wooten, C.B.C.Published 10 months ago 3 min read
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"However, when the Spirit of truth comes he will lead you to the complete truth, since he will not be speaking of his own accord, but will say only what he has been told; and he will reveal to you the things to come." John 16:13 NJB

I have a Bible app on my phone that presents a verse to me every morning I wake up.

Today, John 16:13 came up and it got me thinking about my career thus far.

For nearly 7 years now, I have been chasing the Truth.

I began to see something that troubled me when this first occurred.

I saw a world filled with fear, felt lost, and was flying out of control.

I knew something needed to be done, but I wasn't sure what it was.

I heard something - not physically, but deep in my core - that there was some form of work that needed to be done.

I believe, within my career, this was when I really started to seek Truth.

What were we missing?

How could things get this out of control?

In the most prosperous of times and places, how could we still be so consumed with constant terror?

It didn't make sense to me.

Instead of a bright future, I saw doom and gloom.

That was when I was first introduced to Leadership Development.

I thought, "This is it! This is what I have been looking for!"

Oh, if only I could comprehend the full Truth then.

That desire to seek the Truth has never left me in my career.

I continued to get these whispers - again not physical whispers - about needing to dig deeper.

As I did, that's when I found that Leadership Development doesn't work.

At an 80% failure rate (and only "limited success" outside of that), I knew that there must be a deeper Truth that I was looking for.

For about 30 years, the world has obsessed over Leadership Development, yet "Leaders" have continued to struggle terribly, even in a $350 Billion/Year Industry.

How could that be?

What is the Truth we are missing?

This ended up leading me to learn more about our Psychophysiology, and I found it to be compelling.

However, it is a vast field of study.

So, I began looking in as many places as I could.

Flow Research.

Neurocardiology.

Nutrition.

Physiology.

Positive Psychology.

Each time I looked into a new industry, I sought the top leaders in that industry and attempted to get as close to them as I was able to learn as much as I could.

Reading books isn't enough - they only give you a glimpse.

The Truth always lies more deeply.

Some Leaders, I could tell, didn't have the Truth - there was something significantly missing, and it was apparent.

Others I knew were onto something, maybe they didn't have the full picture, but there was Truth.

I have come far on this journey, and though I am not done yet, I feel closer to the Truth than I have at any previous point in my career.

There are a few things that truly seem to be the center of it all, a meeting point, a place of interdependence that it all comes back to.

I have worked hard to sum it up into one concept - VQ or Vitality Quotient.

This factor seems to be underlying every other factor I can find.

All of it can be assessed, measured, and improved.

Our lives get better as VQ increases, and our ability to Lead increases as VQ improves.

When I think about Leadership, I believe that we were designed to Lead, quite literally.

Every aspect of our Psychophysiology seems to indicate that we contain the capacity to lead.

We simply need to understand our Evolutionary Leadership abilities and improve VQ.

The Truth also indicates that I am on to something.

More people are hearing the message, my posts are beginning to gain thousands of impressions.

When you listen for the Truth, it reveals itself and what will come.

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About the Creator

Cody Dakota Wooten, C.B.C.

Creator of the Multi-Award-Winning Category "Legendary Leadership" | Faith, Family, Freedom, Future | The Legendary Leadership Coach, Digital Writer (450+ Articles), & Speaker

https://www.TheLeadership.Guide

[email protected]

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