"I'm very much a lead by example person"
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The phrasing is deliberately plain. “Very much” adds insistence without sounding grand. “Person” keeps it human-scale, not managerial. It’s the language of someone trying to be taken seriously outside the performance space: activism, fitness, environmental commitments, whatever arena she’s stepping into where credibility is earned, not cast. The subtext: don’t ask me for a manifesto, watch my choices. That’s a defensive posture against skepticism and a strategic one in a culture that’s exhausted by speeches and newly obsessed with receipts.
It also slips responsibility onto the audience in a flattering way. If she leads by example, you get to choose whether to follow. That opt-in dynamic matters: it makes influence feel non-coercive, more like invitation than instruction. In an era when public figures are punished for hypocrisy faster than they’re rewarded for virtue, “lead by example” is less a boast than a survival tactic: the safest claim is the one you can live on camera.
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| Topic | Leadership |
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Paul, Alexandra. (2026, January 16). I'm very much a lead by example person. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-very-much-a-lead-by-example-person-108791/
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Paul, Alexandra. "I'm very much a lead by example person." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-very-much-a-lead-by-example-person-108791/.
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"I'm very much a lead by example person." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-very-much-a-lead-by-example-person-108791/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.





