A leader courageous enough to pursue an ideal will frequently be reminded of their own shortcoming. Great leaders must deal with the pain of finding out they are not the leader they want to be or even thought they were.
All in Leading Self
Meditation helps me find mental and physical calm, and those things help me be a better person, husband, father and leader. I encourage you to at least give it a try.
New experiences are far too important for leaders to pursue only once a year. You cannot become, or remain, a great leader without embracing new things.