confidence, Creating Freedom, leadership, personal development

Don’t Be Afraid To Lead…

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Setting up your own business is challenging in its own right, setting one up that doesn’t business-woman-2123230_1920follow the herd is another! But if you have business dreams that light you up and you truly want to bring them into reality then don’t be afraid to lead…

I was listening to Tony Robbins today, one of my role models and a great inspiration in the personal development world. The recording covered the top 10 traits of true leaders. I believe these to be Tony’s opinion (not factual) however most are based on his experience of working with some of the world’s greatest leaders across industries and countries.

They really resonated with me and I wanted to share them here but in my own words. They are food for thought as you consider setting up your own business or are looking to inject some fuel into your current one:

  1. Hunger – have a real hunger for what you are pursuing; allow that hunger to keep you going and keep you growing, always looking for ways to develop yourself
  2. Vision – create a vision that inspires you, that is bigger than you, that excites you. If you want others to be excited by your vision you need to be too!
  3. Certainty – Know that the vision can make a difference in your life and the lives of those it will serve
  4. Passion – This is a big one for me. Feel that passion oozing from within when you talk about what you do and when you think about the possibilities
  5. Strategy – yes, have one but don’t give up on it at the first hurdle! Leaders know how to fail – rework it and go again, rework it and go again… Rinse and repeat!
  6. Break Patterns – Whatever you do in business ultimately what you offer helps others to do better, think better, live better, feel better and/or be better.
  7. Higher Standards – ensure that yours are higher than those you are serving so that you are helping them up, helping them to become more. And just as you are helping them up because you have been operating from a higher standard, continue to raise your own standard by being in the company of those who have higher standards than you. This is the constant growing ‘up’ cycle that helps us to be more of who we are capable of being
  8. Courage – it’s intangible, it’s a chosen belief/value. Even when you don’t know something for certain you can apply courage to it, that willingness to put your belief in something without necessarily knowing the outcome. It is the workings of a directed mind
  9. Persistence – press on no matter what yet be flexible. I tie this in with strategy. If one path closes down then find the next one and press forward with all that you have
  10. Authentic & Congruent – be who you say you are, do what you say you do or you will be found out. Tony shared a great story about Mahatma Gandhi that demonstrates just how authentic he felt he had to be before he gave out advice.

There’s a lot to consider but that is the beauty of growth! Be the leader you were born to be…

Live Blissfully!

YvonneB

Published by YvonneB

A catalyst for change, Yvonne Bignall is a breath of fresh air in the extraordinary way she helps women 50+ to reconnect with life & their innate power through radical self-care, guilt-free! She supports, encourages, and inspires women to prioritise their health, one bitesize action at a time. Her work is challenging as it navigates through difficult conversations, listening & observing how women’s health issues have been: ❊ Undermined ❊ Under-resourced & ❊ Swept under the carpet She helps women to recognise & unpack old scripts that still (sadly enough) tell them that their value derives from their level of caregiving of others, their output. The truth is it is the input, the ability to resource self, which provides women with the energy required to realise their true potential. Along with her team, she explores the thoughts, behaviour & habits, often born out of guilt, gender expectations, and reinforced narratives, with curiosity (not judgment), discarding the unhelpful, whilst reclaiming innate power through the creation of new patterns, restoring a sense of self, outside of societal expectations. In her opinion, this allows women to: ✔ Develop an elevated level of self-awareness ✔ Build / rebuild their confidence & self-belief ✔ Value all of who they are and invest time in who they want to be at their best A self-care warrior, an encourager & inspirer, Yvonne is today an award-winning Women’s Health Advocate, Published Author, and an International Presenter. She is also a Radio Show Host and a Podcaster. Yvonne is focused on building a community of women, www.PermissionToThrive.online, who are ready to reclaim their right to self-care, guilt-free, and who prioritise their health without apology, role-modeling behaviour & habits that inform generations to come of their true value. She also advocates for self-care over burnout in the workplace, delivering practical webinars in the corporate space. In her own words, “It is time for employees to prioritise their wellbeing. How will they deliver their best work without it?” One of her favourite quotes comes from Eleanor Brown, ‘Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel’ Connect with Yvonne and, 🌱 Become part of the self-care revolution at Permission to Thrive or 📞 Book a chat to find out about her coaching and corporate services: https://calendly.com/yvonne-b/20min

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