{"id":40,"date":"2020-05-27T16:20:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T20:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nymasons.net\/leadership\/?p=40"},"modified":"2020-11-16T21:14:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T02:14:45","slug":"defining-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nymasons.net\/leadership\/defining-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"DEFINING REALITY"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>ASSESSING YOUR ATTITUDE \/\u00a0YOUR LEADERSHIP QUALITIES &amp; STRENGTHS<\/h3>\n<p>This exercise will help you discover why you chose to become a Masonic Leader and then asks you to think about what you hope to accomplish.<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\nvar 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