I seek to be the leader of my life. To make my own decisions. To take my own advice, and then, when it is appropriate, to listen to wise words of others. To not argue my life, or defend it. I want to inspire me, to provide my own direction, moral grounding. To be my own compass, guiding myself along a path I choose.

I do not seek political leaders who will tell me how to live, or economists telling me what I should have, or doctors deciding what it means for me to be healthy, or religious leaders telling me what to read or say. I do not want the muddy water of conventional wisdom to cloud my head, or the lurching of the mob from one place to another to sway me. I do not accept the picture of the world presented on the news. I do not seek advice or seek to present my life in terms of struggle, drama and suffering.

More and more I am making the decisions that govern my life. Reclaiming my soul. Finding out who I am. Great joy and fun and satisfaction in that. For 30 years, I took drugs to sleep. Last night, I went to sleep at 9 p.m. and got up at 7.

Leadership is complex. We share our lives with countless strangers and find it hard to even get to know ourselves. I do know this. You cannot be a leader in your life if you do not get to know who you are.