Horse Sense for the Leader Within, Are You Leading Your Life or Is it Leading You?

by Ariana Strozzi

Horse Sense for the Leader Within is a must read for everyone! With innovative vision and grounded experience, Ariana Strozzi bridges two seemingly different worlds, creating a powerful new platform for human development, growth and learning. She eloquently reveals how horses mirror our inner world and provide dramatic, transformative shifts in the way we perceive ourselves.Strozzi takes the reader on a journey into the natural world where a wealth of knowledge already exists about what it means to be a leader of one's life. She defines a path to leadership that begins with understanding ourselves from a biological perspective. Leadership as followership comes to life as she encourages the reader to step outside of the human's narrow view of leadership."Are you leading your life or is it leading you?" becomes the topic of exploration. By becoming aware of our animal nature and our innate drive for survival, we develop the capacity to respond with choice versus react to the pressures of life. The journey continues with insights into the powerful elements of intuitive and emotional intelligence and the significance of nonverbal communication.Ariana demonstrates how horses reflect our patterns of behavior, thought, perceptions and performance in a thousand pounds of visual imagery. They show us the gap between how we actually present ourselves to others distinct from how we think we are being. They ask, "Who is leading?" and expect us to know what we care about and believe in ourselves. In so doing, they help us understand that leadership begins with the self we are. Horses teach us how to find self-acceptance in a world of judgment. As we learn to think more like a horse, we develop our intuitive imagination and can create new possibilities for our lives. Rather than focusing on what is wrong with us, we shift our attention towards what we are naturally good at. On this path of becoming, we focus on staying connected to what has meaning and purpose. The horse's genero

Genres: Horses

168 pages, Paperback

First published July 7, 2004

Reviews

[Ann Deaton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed Strozzi's unique and powerful perspective on what leaders can learn from horses. Talk about diverse perspectives! Reading this book is an opportunity to reconnect with what you aspire to, and to reenergize. Strozzi clearly has a deep knowledge of, and love for, horses that enables her to make their wisdom accessible to leaders, and to anyone who wants to develop themselves. Whether you read this book, or perhaps join Strozzi for an equine-guided coaching session, you will likely come away knowing yourself far better and being able to make conscious choices that align with your core values. Thank you for offering your unique vantage point, Ariana!
Ann V. Deaton, PhD, PCC, Leadership & Team Coach
Author, VUCA Tools for a VUCA World: Developing Leaders and Teams for Sustainable Results &
Being Coached: Group & Team Coaching from the Inside.

[Susan Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice text that gives examples through reflection of how horses have helped others see themselves through the eyes of the horse. The horse mirrors back the intensity, emotions & incongruity humans often face in today's busy corporate lifestyle, with no time to decompress, meditate and ruminate on the issues at hand.

I really liked the chapter Intention. In this chapter Strozzi talks about how intention has an energy - a life force of its own. The chapter on intuition was also really worthwhile reading. Our intuition & how far repressed society has become from listening to our gut feelings, out inner unexplained knowing & how the horses can help us remember to become a bit more primal in going with what your gut is telling you is right against societies standard of logic.

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, highly recommend - can learn a lot about yourself and others.

[Diane Dreher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating insights into what horses can teach us about ourselves.