Your Alarm Clock Knows the Truth About Your Leadership: Master Leadership Self-Awareness Today
- Bisola Mogaji

- 22 minutes ago
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Growth goals? ✔️
Vision board? ✔️
Willingness? ✔️
So why am I still hitting snooze… knowing exactly when I should be up and about my business?
Simple answer: habit.

Most people say they want growth.
Clarity.
Better results.
Stronger teams.
Next-level leadership.
But here’s the plot twist no one pins on a vision board:
Growth doesn’t start with motivation. It starts with awareness.
Your habits are loud. They speak even when you don’t.
How you start your day.
What you consistently avoid.
Where you default when no one is clapping, watching, or checking in.
Those patterns? They’re not accidents. They’re clues.
Self-awareness isn’t about beating yourself up or writing long explanations for why this time is different.
It’s the discipline of noticing patterns without defending them.
No judgment. No excuses. Just clarity.
Because you can’t change what you keep rationalizing.
And you can’t lead yourself or anyone else through what you don’t first understand.
This is where real leadership begins, especially self-leadership.
With one brave, slightly uncomfortable question:
“Why do I keep doing this?”
That question cracks the door open.
Awareness creates choice.
Choice creates momentum.
Momentum turns change from theory into reality
As John Maxwell reminds us: Everything worthwhile is uphill.
So celebrate every step up, especially the small ones.
Because leadership isn’t just about outcomes.
It’s about the person you’re becoming in the process.
Also remember, your alarm clock knows the truth about your leadership and master leadership self-awareness today!
This week don’t just chase results, study your patterns.
What habit is quietly shaping your leadership right now?
Growth starts when awareness shows up.
BISOLA MOGAJI





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