Being Essential Seven Questions for Living and Leading with Radical Self-Awareness

Being Essential presents the seven questions that will help any leader discover an authentic path to the true self and master a virtuous cycle of self-awareness that fosters purpose, value, and joy at work and in life.

Leaders often know what they need to do, but don’t have a clue who they need to be. Without a true essence of self, their leadership can feel void of purpose and confidence, affecting both teams and stakeholders. But when leaders discover their essential selves—who they are at their cores and why they show up—it enables them to reach a state of “radical self-awareness,” a game-changing skill that unlocks a more effective, commanding, agile approach to leadership.

For more than thirty years Dain Dunston has been coaching top executives to find the essence of their personal and professional journeys. Now readers can learn the holistic method he uses to calibrate leaders’ minds for radical self-awareness and help them achieve more satisfying professional experiences.

Dain Dunston has spent thirty years as an advisor and coach to leaders, helping them frame the foundation of their personal and professional journeys. He is a founding partner of Reservoir LLC, a coalition of executive coaches, and is a frequent speaker on leadership, culture, and coaching topics. Dunston is the co-author of Nanovation: How a Little Car Can Teach the World to Think Big and Act Bold (2011, Thomas Nelson). He lives in Austin, Texas.

INTRODUCTION: Looking for Moments of Grace QUESTION 1: Where Are You? QUESTION 2: Why Are You Here? QUESTION 3: Who Are You Being? QUESTION 4: What Do You Want? QUESTION 5: What Wants to Happen? QUESTION 6: What Don't I Know? QUESTION 7: How Does This Feel? CONCLUSION: The Practice of Essential Being