Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Phil. I will quote one of your phrases and insert comments in brackets, providing clarification. “For character to develop the leader should have a clear idea of what they believe [this is ideology or a person with an ideology] and make a commitment to demonstrate those beliefs in action [this is coming under the authority of the ideology].” This is what I mean by “willing subjection to a chosen higher power.” I used “higher power” in lower case so that it could embrace ideology or faith that is secular in nature. If I’m hearing you correctly in your video you say, in effect, that faith is unwavering belief in something we can’t prove and the nature of the outsourcing of things like love, courage, or justice derives from that place. In my thesis, “Coming under authority” is our willingness to organize our energy around, and act harmoniously with, our higher power, or our Higher Power. The essence of healthy authority (“us” to “it” on a vertical plane) is that it gains expression through willing subjects acting it out on the horizontal plane. To me, this is the essence of  “character-based (‘mindfully embracing’) leadership”. I like what I saw and heard in a quick visit to your website, Phil, and I will spend some time there as I am able. Thank you so much for adding to the discussion.