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Follow First, Lead Later

Why the greatest leaders began as exceptional followers

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Noah Zender
Sep 14, 2025
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Most people think they need to figure life out alone.

"Find yourself."

"Follow your passion."

"Be authentic."

But what if this obsession with self-discovery is actually keeping you stuck?

What if the most direct path to finding yourself is through following someone else first?

Sounds counterintuitive. Sounds wrong. Sounds like giving up your agency.

It's not.

It's actually how humans have always learned.

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