Leadership Series Part 2: Vulnerability

Hello Readers,

Leadership Series Part 2

Vulnerability

The next leader I received some great tips from is Brene Brown. I had not heard much about Brene until the ATD Conference. I was simply mind blown at her bluntness to tell the world how she feels about being vulnerable. I love her creativity and drive to just “be.” Let’s see what Brene (who has the 5^th most watched TED talk) has to say about being vulnerable. Ponder on these powerful thoughts.

1. We are taught to “toughen up”, but why?

2. What is the story you are telling yourself right now? What are you telling yourself?

3. We love stories, we are wired for them. Our brains seek a story.

4. Courage is teachable and it needs to be spoken with emotion.

5. Vulnerability is not a weakness, it is the most accurate measure of courage (I love this!)

6.  Know exactly why you are being brave.

7. There are 7 elements of trust:

            a. Braving

            b. Boundaries

            c. Reliability

            d. Accountability

            e. Vault

            f. Integrity

            g. Non-Judgement

            h. Generosity

When I think of trust, I did not think about the depth of the word until I heard Brene's message. Trust involves having courage and having courage means being vulnerable. How can you be more vulnerable today? What areas in your life can you be more vulnerable?

To learn more about Brene Brown and her outstanding research check out her website here:

www.brenebrown.com

Your thoughts are welcome

MJW

www.truthspeakscoaching.com

Leadership Tips from Simon Sinek

Hello Readers,

Leadership Series

Leadership is one of the many topics I love to study. Over the next month or so I will share with you some leadership tips I have received from leaders such as EVP, Authors, and parents. I know their words of wisdom will inspire you as they have done for me.  First I will share some takeaways from Simon Sinek

I recently attended a trainer’s conference and Simon Sinek was one of the key note speakers. If you have not heard of Simon, he has the 3^rd most watch TED Talk ever and he is a blooming pioneer on structuring the way leadership is defined. Here are some key points I took away from Simon’s message.

1. Leaders set the condition of any organization.

2. Leaders provide the safety net for their people.

3. Leaders have to find the vision of the organization not create one; only then will the people jump on board.

4. The charge of a leader is to take care of the people not take charge of the people (My favorite)

5. Leadership takes great personal sacrifice.

6. We all have the capacity to be leaders but we all should not take this role.

7. C.E.O.s' do not take care of the results, the people do. C.E.O.s' take the blame for the results.

8. Leadership is making a cup of coffee when you drank the last cup.

9. Leadership is holding the elevator door when you see someone behind you.

10. Leaders do not use humans to balance books; their sole reason is to protect the tribe.

11. Leadership is in your daily routine

Your thoughts are welcome…

MJW

www.truthspeakscoaching.com

Spread Love

Hello Readers,

In lieu of the senseless shootings in Orlando this past Sunday, I wanted to speak to you on the topic of love. I took some time to think about some words that remind me of what love really means to me and here is my list: Unselfishness, kind, caring, looking past flaws, imperfection, not boastful, happiness, joy, peaceful, and excitement. All these words/phrases have to do with removing yourself from the scope of a situation and thinking about others. This my readers is what life is all about, others. How can we as the HUMAN race move forward if we are not looking past others flaws? How can you put into practice these words? How can you show love? Sexual orientation and past life mistakes, do these things really matter if a person is trying to move forward? We must give people a chance and love them through the hate and the crime, yes even the accuser.  Here are some examples of what I do to spread love:

1. I try to speak to everyone I see.

2. I ask people how their day is going, especially in the drive thru.

3. I purposely compliment people each day.

4. I ask about their family and friends.

5. I am genuinely happy for their life achievements

What are your examples of how you spread love?

MJW

www.truthspeakscoaching.com

Growth and Development

Hello Readers,

This weekend was a phenomenal weekend for our family. Our son graduated from high school. We are so full of emotions, it almost seems surreal. We have witnessed a tremendous amount of growth in the past few years; however the growth I want to discuss is what we witnessed this weekend. It seems as if overnight our son decided to “grow up.” His demeanor, speech, actions, and attitude are all that of a grown young man. As I witnessed these changes in him I noticed a few things. First I noticed his love for God increase, second I noticed his love for self increased, and thirdly I noticed he decided to make a decision to stand on his own two feet. We as a family along with two other couples validated these feelings in a Rites of Passage ceremony over the weekend. We witnessed him and two of his friends move from boyhood to manhood. We ensured they understood what it meant to be held accountable to each other and what responsibility as a man entails. The lesson I learned this weekend is simply wait for what you want, it will come eventually. Growth is automatic but, development is what we seek. We watched our son grow for 18 years and we witnessed development in our son this weekend. 

Are you developing as you grow?

Your thoughts are welcome…

www.truthspeakscoaching.com

MJW