Dancing around the Arena

Sometime this is what I feel - that perhaps the world of the “arena” with its potential for unbridled aggression is not yet “mine” – it is till in the nature of a transient way-station that I visit occasionally … And in visiting this space, I am also having to reckon with the presence of my superego who promptly infuses guilt in me … Further, there is no private space for me to deal with the residues and vestiges of these transient engagements with the arena. It is interesting how the "capable performer of tasks" is valued by my superego, only to make him a better performing monkey …

What does it take for me to befriend the Arena as a legitimate space in my life ? When would I stop placating the superego – one way or another ?

I also wonder - perhaps many other leaders must be going through similar dilemmas ... unvisited landscapes, unfamiliar territory ... they all seem strange and frightening ... it is perhaps rather easy for a coach to invite a leader to walk uncharted paths without their having done so themselves ...