Jacinda Ardern

Yeah. Yeah. I thought everyone ran through that in their mind from time to time.

Yeah. Yeah. I thought everyone ran through that in their mind from time to time.

Or perhaps in some cases they feel a responsibility to stay. And that is real. I know that to be true because when I talk to a very small group, because I could only talk to a small group, about the fact I was considering stepping down, one of the things that was raised, well, we have an election. There are people that are relying on you. And I felt that weight of responsibility so, so acutely.

Or perhaps in some cases they feel a responsibility to stay. And that is real. I know that to be true because when I talk to a very small group, because I could only talk to a small group, about the fact I was considering stepping down, one of the things that was raised, well, we have an election. There are people that are relying on you. And I felt that weight of responsibility so, so acutely.

Or perhaps in some cases they feel a responsibility to stay. And that is real. I know that to be true because when I talk to a very small group, because I could only talk to a small group, about the fact I was considering stepping down, one of the things that was raised, well, we have an election. There are people that are relying on you. And I felt that weight of responsibility so, so acutely.

But actually that was also the thing that... that helped me make the decision. If I knew that perhaps I didn't have in reserve what was required for crisis and I'd seen enough of them to know what you required, and if I felt that I was becoming more defensive and maybe that my curiosity wasn't what it used to be, those were signs that it would be irresponsible to stay.

But actually that was also the thing that... that helped me make the decision. If I knew that perhaps I didn't have in reserve what was required for crisis and I'd seen enough of them to know what you required, and if I felt that I was becoming more defensive and maybe that my curiosity wasn't what it used to be, those were signs that it would be irresponsible to stay.

But actually that was also the thing that... that helped me make the decision. If I knew that perhaps I didn't have in reserve what was required for crisis and I'd seen enough of them to know what you required, and if I felt that I was becoming more defensive and maybe that my curiosity wasn't what it used to be, those were signs that it would be irresponsible to stay.

And as soon as I gave myself... The permission to think about it like that, that was when I made the call. Yeah.

And as soon as I gave myself... The permission to think about it like that, that was when I made the call. Yeah.

And as soon as I gave myself... The permission to think about it like that, that was when I made the call. Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And I tried to write about the decision and you can see it's a very iterative thing. And that's because I think that's reality.

And I tried to write about the decision and you can see it's a very iterative thing. And that's because I think that's reality.

And I tried to write about the decision and you can see it's a very iterative thing. And that's because I think that's reality.

Yeah, yeah. Thank you. I don't know. Actually, you know, it was therapy with a deadline. So it ended up helping in lots of ways. But writing about the act of leaving. You know, it was, it was a series of conversations. It was a series of thoughts and moments that culminated in the decision. And once I made the decision, then it just came, it was then just about telling people.

Yeah, yeah. Thank you. I don't know. Actually, you know, it was therapy with a deadline. So it ended up helping in lots of ways. But writing about the act of leaving. You know, it was, it was a series of conversations. It was a series of thoughts and moments that culminated in the decision. And once I made the decision, then it just came, it was then just about telling people.

Yeah, yeah. Thank you. I don't know. Actually, you know, it was therapy with a deadline. So it ended up helping in lots of ways. But writing about the act of leaving. You know, it was, it was a series of conversations. It was a series of thoughts and moments that culminated in the decision. And once I made the decision, then it just came, it was then just about telling people.