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Michael Bay and the team at Paramount have continued the franchise movie extravaganza, and locked up the highest grossing films of the summer.
The story is an age-old tale of good guys versus bad guys for the protection of the world. The nuance-filled twist is that the warriors are actually intelligent alien robots disguised as every day mechanical tools.
Automobiles, Airplanes, and Tanks add to the story as the Decepticons (the bad guys) fight against the Autobots (the good guys) for the safety and wellness of the world. It’s amazing to see how the production team at Paramount has created these creatures, all with similar parts; but all with drastically different characters. They’ll be driving down the road disguised as an 18-Wheel Cargo Truck, and then all of the sudden they transform into the most intricate fighting warriors alive.
Being a transformer is not a solo experience.
I watch as Optimus Prime uses his skill as a leader to lead the good guys to battle. Then the Evil Megat-ron shows up to lead his warriors into battle with a very different style.
Each leader has a “band of brothers” with different skill sets to add to their particular army. I’m amazed at how similar they are yet how different their personality adds to the storyline.
Being a transformer is a choice.
When I watch the Transformers movies and see the complicated transformation from car to robot-saving character, I think about what life would look like if we humans could break out of our everyday outward appearances and show the world what we are on the inside.
I’ve thought a lot about what it means to be a “transformer.” I sometimes sit in my living room watching The Transformers and wonder what the world would look like if every person had the freedom to be a “transformer.”
What would it look like if every person had the ability to become what they are gifted to become on the inside?
What if we threw aside the every day image we are living in the world and awakened the person we know is just waiting to be seen.
We seek just that at Leadership Design Group. The best of mentoring is, in addition to being Intentional and Deep-Change, and Whole-Life is Transformational mentoring.
We all have certain talents, abilities, gifts, and skill sets.
Some are good at organization while others are good at vision and dreaming.
Some are keenly aware of people and the needs of others, while others know how to stand up and lead.
Some are creative and artistic, while others are scientific and detailed in their engineering mind.
Every human being on the planet is comprised of all the parts it takes to be whole, but everyone is profoundly different.
Being a transformer is being willing to be transformed yourself.
When Leadership by Design Group talks about what it looks like to be Transformational, we are talking about the freeing of the human to discover the skill set they have either been given naturally or trained by their environment to be released into the world.
We want to create a place where the WHOLE person can be celebrated and the “transformer” can emerge. LDG longs to give people the freedom to intentionally become all they were made to do through life-on-life mentorship. We delight in serving others to become all they are on the inside leading to ultimate Transformation.
Being honest with yourself, what areas of your own life need further transformation?
What are you choosing to do about that?
How do you celebrate the transformation you witness, even encourage in others?
In what ways do you celebrate the transformation you personally experience for yourself?
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