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We Don’t All Come from Kings and Queens: Leadership, Lies, and the Power of Collective Purpose

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We Don’t All Come from Kings and Queens: Leadership, Lies, and the Power of Collective Purpose Great Day, Fam. Let’s get into it. This one’s gonna push some buttons—and that’s exactly the point. I'm not writing for comfort. I'm writing for clarity . And today, I want to address one of the most repeated mantras in our community: “We all come from Kings and Queens.” It sounds good. It feels empowering. But family—it’s not the whole truth . Who Took the Trash Out? If everyone was a king or queen… Who held the sick? Who built the temples? Who mastered the mathematics? Who cooked the food? Who cleaned the streets? Who protected the realm? We all didn’t come from the throne. And that's not a bad thing. The idea that only royalty holds value is a lie designed to inflate egos—and egos that believe they’re at the center of the universe cannot be led. Leadership isn’t about title or self-importance. It’s about service, wisdom, and knowing when to follow. The False ...
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How To Use Your Kujichagulia (Finding Your Way)

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  How to use Self Determination Kujichagulia is my favorite principle, because it exposes us to the power of defining. As you know I am a kuji baby, but even with that, I have to pay homage to the principle of the week (Ujamaa). This is the principle that deals with cooperation and resources, but Kujichagulia helps us identify what our resources are, how they can be used, and how they can and should be protected. Self Determination helps us decide as a group what borders we need to create on the community and tribal level. The same applies to our personal boundaries. These are important because it allows us to form unique identities that allow for separation. This separation allows us to distinguish between things. When we can distinguish we can take ownership. Now, many people are against this idea, but it is essential for us to understand this in the modern world. This is the foundation of Nation building. Once again the source is in Kujichagulia. Once we are able to identify the...
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