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Apparently I’m on a women political leaders binge! I really enjoyed this. It was nice to read about a kind, sensitive and values-based approach to leadership and governance. Jacinda Ardern remains an icon.
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In a world that seems ever divided, the lessons and messages in this book brought me hope in a time of darkness. Maybe it will do the same for you.
Here is a head of state, a politician who stood by her beliefs, never gave up, and created some real change.
Some things you may not know about Jacinda Ardern:
•Elected to Prime Minister of New Zealand at age 37
•Had a baby during first year in office
•Reformed gun laws within 10 days of Christchurch mass shootings
•Ran on a platform of kindness and humanity
•Raised as a Mormon
‧₊˚🎧⊹ The best way to listen to a memoir is as read by the author, and this is no exception. Jacinda Ardern is an inspiration.
“𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚢𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚎, 𝚘𝚛 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏, 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎, 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚔 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚒𝚌𝚎, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚞𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚛𝚎 𝚑𝚞𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚙𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚝 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛, 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛. 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍, 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚖𝚘𝚒𝚕, 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚖𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍.”
In a world that seems ever divided, the lessons and messages in this book brought me hope in a time of darkness. Maybe it will do the same for you.
Here is a head of state, a politician who stood by her beliefs, never gave up, and created some real change.
Some things you may not know about Jacinda Ardern:
•Elected to Prime Minister of New Zealand at age 37
•Had a baby during first year in office
•Reformed gun laws within 10 days of Christchurch mass shootings
•Ran on a platform of kindness and humanity
•Raised as a Mormon
‧₊˚🎧⊹ The best way to listen to a memoir is as read by the author, and this is no exception. Jacinda Ardern is an inspiration.
“𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚢𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚎, 𝚘𝚛 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏, 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎, 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚔 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚒𝚌𝚎, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚞𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚛𝚎 𝚑𝚞𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚙𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚝 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛, 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛. 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍, 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚖𝚘𝚒𝚕, 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚖𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍.”
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During her years as the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern enjoyed a global popularity disproportionate to the size and relative importance of her country. While the initial curiosity was because of her relative youth and of the fact that a head of government chose to have a child while in office, the enduring legacy of her tenure was of the kindness and empathy she displayed consistently. Whether it was how she conducted herself after the hate crime targeting the Muslim population, or the gentle but firm manner of handing the COVID pandemic, she came to personify the empathetic leadership style that one longs for in a world which seems to be moving towards chest thumping nationalism.
It was a joy to read her memoir- to understand the influences that shaped her, of the serendipitous events that led to her becoming the youngest Prime Minister of New Zealand and of why she took some of the decisions she took. Two parts episodes stand out for me- the first is of the coincidence of her discovering (after months of dealing with infertility) she was pregnant hours before finding out she was going to become the Prime Minister, and the other is of a school student telling how the crucial characteristic of a politician is 'kindness'. The latter is the legacy that Jacinda Ardern has left behind (and which she, hopefully, continues in her current role of mentoring potential leaders).
I read the audio book which was narrated by Jacinda Ardern herself, and hearing her voice tell her story was certainly an experience I cherish.
It was a joy to read her memoir- to understand the influences that shaped her, of the serendipitous events that led to her becoming the youngest Prime Minister of New Zealand and of why she took some of the decisions she took. Two parts episodes stand out for me- the first is of the coincidence of her discovering (after months of dealing with infertility) she was pregnant hours before finding out she was going to become the Prime Minister, and the other is of a school student telling how the crucial characteristic of a politician is 'kindness'. The latter is the legacy that Jacinda Ardern has left behind (and which she, hopefully, continues in her current role of mentoring potential leaders).
I read the audio book which was narrated by Jacinda Ardern herself, and hearing her voice tell her story was certainly an experience I cherish.