Ep. 7 - Cherokee Leadership Values with Cynthia Ruiz

Taking wisdom from her Cherokee ancestors, leadership expert Cynthia Ruiz explains how values like harmony and balance make conscious leaders.This time on The Four Sacred Gifts, Anita and Cynthia explore:Honoring the first peoples of the land we are onHaving wisdom from all sides of our ancestryGratitude for all the experiences we are givenHow we are all called to leadershipLeadership as the power to influence others, for better or worseBeing conscious of how we are influencing othersThe Cherokee value of the 7 generations of the past and futureStriving for balance within the realm of genderServing people and having integrity as core values of leadershipIndividual and collective methods of healingThe duty to help our communityBeing confident while maintaining humilityThe importance of ceremony for staying groundedOther dimensions within dream-states and dreams as messengersCurious about the land you are on? Go to Native Land Digital to find out who the first people are of your destination.About Cynthia Ruiz:Cynthia Ruiz Lion Mother (Cherokee Name) is an award winning professor, best selling author, commissioner, leadership expert, executive coach and personal development speaker. Receiving over 78 accolades and awards for her leadership and service to the community, she spent seven years as the president of the LA City multibillion-dollar pension fund. Cynthia holds a Masters of Science Degree in Counseling and has completed a Leadership Course at Harvard University, John F Kennedy School of Government. Coming from blended cultures (Latina and Native American), she enjoys a passion for life and an appreciation of the gifts of Mother Nature. Her passion is teaching others to rise to their power. Her Cherokee values have inspired her to share lessons she has learned from her ancestors. ynthia has authored or co-authored a total of eight books. She is the author of “Finding Sane Relationships in a Crazy World” (English & Spanish) a personal development book and “Cherokee Wisdom- 12 Lessons for becoming a Powerful Leader”. She appeared in Discover the Gift (movie/book) with such notables, as is Holiness the Dala Lama, Michael Bernard Beckwith, Jack Canfield and many more. Read more about her books on her website.“For me, it’s really important as a leader to be aware and to be conscious of how I am influencing others. I always go back to my core values. In Cherokee, our core values are living in harmony and balance. We believe that we’re not only connected to each other, but to everything that’s ever been and to everything that ever will be.” – Cynthia RuizSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.