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<v Speaker 1>Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of

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<v Speaker 1>performance through strong human relations, team building, and goalachieving. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host Paul

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<v Speaker 1>Fello Aledo.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>It's episode four oh five, and let me hit you

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<v Speaker 2>with a truth right out of the gate. Most of

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<v Speaker 2>what's holding you back in leadership isn't your team, your budget,

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<v Speaker 2>your schedule, or your boss. It's you. You're the roadblock.

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<v Speaker 2>You're the delay, You're the reason you're not where you

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<v Speaker 2>want to be. And it's time we talk about how

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<v Speaker 2>to stop getting in your own way. And I talk

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit about this a few weeks back and

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<v Speaker 2>receive some good feedback from some listeners asking me to

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<v Speaker 2>go even deeper on this topic. So here we go.

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<v Speaker 2>Number One, if you wait for perfect conditions, you're holding

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<v Speaker 2>out for the right time to start that initiative, Give

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<v Speaker 2>that feedback or take that leap. Leadership doesn't live in

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<v Speaker 2>perfect timing. It lives in right now. There's no perfect moment.

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<v Speaker 2>The only moment you control is this one. Stop waiting

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<v Speaker 2>for all the lights to turn green before you leave

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<v Speaker 2>the driveway. Number Two, you overthink everything, You replay conversations

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<v Speaker 2>in your head, stress about making the wrong decision, and

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<v Speaker 2>waste precious time analyzing instead of acting. Leadership is about movement,

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<v Speaker 2>not always perfect movement, but forward momentum. If your gut

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<v Speaker 2>tells you something's off, trust it. If a decision has

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<v Speaker 2>to be made, make it. Indecision is a decision, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's almost always the wrong one. Number three, you confuse

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<v Speaker 2>activity with progres. You fill your calendar with meetings, You

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<v Speaker 2>check boxes, you shuffle papers, you reply to emails like

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<v Speaker 2>a machine. But none of that guarantees growth or progress.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're always busy but never better, then you're getting

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<v Speaker 2>in your own way. Real leaders work on things that

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<v Speaker 2>move the needle. That's strategy, that's vision, that's the hard stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>Number four, you don't ask for help. You think you

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<v Speaker 2>have to do it all that asking for help makes

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<v Speaker 2>you look weak. That's pride, that's ego, and it's hurting you.

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<v Speaker 2>You're surrounded by people who can make you sharper, stronger,

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<v Speaker 2>and more effective. Use them. There's no prize for burning

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<v Speaker 2>out alone. There's no leadership badge for suffering in silence.

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<v Speaker 2>Number five, you avoid the mirror. It's easier to blame

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<v Speaker 2>the team, or the market or the industry. But if

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<v Speaker 2>your results are off, your team's morale is low, or

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<v Speaker 2>your systems aren't working, it starts at the top. You've

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<v Speaker 2>got to own it self. Awareness is a non negotiable

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<v Speaker 2>in leadership, and sometimes the hardest feedback to accept is

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<v Speaker 2>the truth we already know deep down. Number six, you

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<v Speaker 2>don't execute. You've got a list of ideas, strategies, plans,

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<v Speaker 2>and goals, but none of them see daylight. Execution beats inspiration.

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<v Speaker 2>Every time people don't follow your intentions, they follow your actions.

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<v Speaker 2>Stop saying you'll do it. Do it messy, imperfect, but done.

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<v Speaker 2>Number seven, you fear discomfort. Leadership is uncomfortable. You'll have

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<v Speaker 2>hard conversations, make unpopular calls, and push into unknown territory.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you spend your leadership life trying to stay

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<v Speaker 2>safe or liked, you'll play small and stay stuck. Growth

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<v Speaker 2>and comfort cannot ride the same bus, so make sure

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<v Speaker 2>you pick one. So I hope this deeper explanation helps

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<v Speaker 2>explain this mindset better. It's hard to look in the

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<v Speaker 2>mirror and admit you might be the roadblock, or finally

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<v Speaker 2>come to the realization you're not growing as a leader.

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<v Speaker 2>So ask yourself this question today, where am I getting

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<v Speaker 2>in my own way? And be honest, write that down,

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<v Speaker 2>name it, confront it, and then act on it. And remember,

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<v Speaker 2>progress and leadership doesn't come from doing more. It comes

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<v Speaker 2>from getting out of your own way so you can

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<v Speaker 2>lead without the weight of self sabotage. This has been

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<v Speaker 2>the seven minute Leadership podcast and I thank you for listening.

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<v Speaker 1>For more Paul Fell of Alito Podcasts, visit paulfellowalito dot com.