I left Fisher's office that day feeling a bit sick to my stomach. On one level, nothing had really happened: All I had done was sit there and close my eyes. On another level, I had endured a tough struggle -- fighting my body and its limitations.
What was it, I wondered, that Fisher does for people? "The prescription for self-hypnosis that I give people teaches them to be loving, respectful, and protective of themselves," Fisher says.
I am beginning to understand a little-known lesson of leadership: The ability to lead your body on the same path as your mind is crucial. It may be more important, even, than the ability to lead others. It may be leadership's essential gift.
Harriet Rubin (hrubin@aol.com) is the author of the "Princessa: Machiavelli for Women" (Doubleday, 1997) and "Soloing: Realizing Your Life's Ambitions" (HarperCollins, 1999). You can reach Stanley Fisher by email (sfisher@acm.org).
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