The Starving Baker
1. Personal growth and wellness is incredibly influential in leadership. In Habitudes , it states "we're like the baker who spends so much time baking bread for others, we forget to eat ourselves" (9). Instead of focusing on how we can grow as leaders, we often spend the majority of our time focusing on how we can help others grow. Personal growth and wellness is a key characteristic to good leadership because it allows us to metaphorically "eat bread" which allows us to have some to give to others without starving ourselves. 2. My biggest hindrance to taking time for personal growth is the busyness in my schedule. I am often so busy with school and making time for my friends and family that I do not make enough time for myself. This leads to my lack of personal growth and self-care. In order to be a better person and a better leader, I must allot time in my schedule for myself and for personal growth. A quote in Habitudes stood out to me and it states, "
