Speaker 1: Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of
Speaker 1: performance through strong human relations, team building, and golajieving. This
Speaker 1: is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host Paul
Speaker 1: fella Aledo.
Speaker 2: Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast.
Speaker 2: It's episode seven oh nine. I want you to picture this.
Speaker 2: It's late, you're tired, you're frustrated, your second guessing yourself,
Speaker 2: and maybe your team is not performing the way you expected.
Speaker 2: Maybe your last decision did not land the way you
Speaker 2: thought it would. Maybe you're carrying something heavy that nobody
Speaker 2: else sees. And in that moment, leadership asks you a
Speaker 2: simple question, are you still going to show up? Because
Speaker 2: leadership is not tested when you feel strong, it's tested
Speaker 2: when you feel weak. The message behind today's episode is simple,
Speaker 2: but it hits hard. Do it tired, do it weak,
Speaker 2: do it sad? Do it anyway? That is leadership. We
Speaker 2: spend a lot of time talking about motivation. We talk
Speaker 2: about energy, passion, vision. Those things matter, They are real.
Speaker 2: They help you get started. They do not carry you through.
Speaker 2: Consistency does, and consistency does not care how you feel.
Speaker 2: Let me say that again. Consistency does not care how
Speaker 2: you feel. That is where most leaders break because they
Speaker 2: start believing that how they feel should dictate how they lead.
Speaker 2: If they are energized, they show up strong. If they're drained,
Speaker 2: they pull back. If they're confident, they make decisions. If
Speaker 2: they're unsure, delay, and what happens over time is this
Speaker 2: slow drift. One missed conversation, one delayed decision, one skipped
Speaker 2: follow up, and before you know it, the standard starts
Speaker 2: to slip. Not because you're a bad leader, not because
Speaker 2: you do not care, because you stopped doing it. Anyway,
Speaker 2: let me give you a real scenario. You walk into
Speaker 2: work and you already know it's going to be one
Speaker 2: of those days. Staffing issues, complaints, problems waiting for you.
Speaker 2: Your instinct is to stay in your office, keep your
Speaker 2: head down, handle what you have to and get through
Speaker 2: the day. But your team is watching. They are always watching,
Speaker 2: and leadership is not what you say in your best moments,
Speaker 2: it's what you do in your hardest ones. So instead
Speaker 2: you walk out, you check in with your people, you
Speaker 2: have the conversations, you address the issue. Use you lead,
Speaker 2: not because you feel like it because it is your job,
Speaker 2: because that is the standard that is doing it. Anyway,
Speaker 2: here's where this gets even more important. Consistency does not
Speaker 2: guarantee success. Let that sink in. You can show up
Speaker 2: every day, do the right things, and still face setbacks,
Speaker 2: still face losses, still have days where nothing goes your way,
Speaker 2: But inconsistency guarantees failure. That is the part nobody talks
Speaker 2: about enough. If you only lead when you feel like it,
Speaker 2: your team will only perform when they feel like it.
Speaker 2: If you only hold the standard when it's convenient, your
Speaker 2: culture will only hold together when it's easy. If you
Speaker 2: only push forward when you're confident, your organization will stall
Speaker 2: the moment uncertainty hit. You were setting the tone every
Speaker 2: single day, and that tone is built on what you
Speaker 2: do when it's hard. This is where real leadership lives,
Speaker 2: not in the highlight, reel in the grind, in the
Speaker 2: quiet moments where nobody is clapping, nobody is noticing, and
Speaker 2: nobody is giving you credit. That is where your reputation
Speaker 2: is built. That is where trust is built. That is
Speaker 2: where your team decides if they believe in you, because
Speaker 2: they are asking asking themselves one question. Is this leader consistent?
Speaker 2: Not perfect? Consistent? And let me challenge you with something practical.
Speaker 2: Think about last week Where did you pull back? Where
Speaker 2: did you hesitate? Where did you say I will deal
Speaker 2: with that later. That is your opportunity because leadership growth
Speaker 2: is not about doing more. It's about tightening up the gaps,
Speaker 2: closing the space between what you know you should do
Speaker 2: in what you actually do. And most of the time
Speaker 2: that gap shows up when you're tired, when you're frustrated,
Speaker 2: when you're not at your best. That is where you
Speaker 2: earn it. That is where you separate yourself. Anyone can
Speaker 2: lead when everything is going right. Very few leaders can
Speaker 2: lead when everything feels off. And here's the truth. Your
Speaker 2: team does not need you to be perfect. They need
Speaker 2: you to be present, They need you to be steady.
Speaker 2: They need you to be the person who shows up
Speaker 2: the same way day after day, regardless of the circumstances,
Speaker 2: because that creates stability, That creates trust, that creates a
Speaker 2: culture where people know what to expect, and in today's world,
Speaker 2: that is everything. So the next time you feel off,
Speaker 2: the next time you feel tired, the next time you
Speaker 2: feel like pulling back, I want you to remember this.
Speaker 2: You do not need to feel ready. You need to act.
Speaker 2: Do the meeting, have the conversation, make the decision and
Speaker 2: follow through. Do it tired, do it weak, do it sad,
Speaker 2: do it anyway, because that is leadership. In over time,
Speaker 2: those small moments stack up. They build your credibility, They
Speaker 2: strengthen your team. They define your legacy. Not the big speeches,
Speaker 2: not the perfect days, the consistent ones, the ones where
Speaker 2: you showed up when it would have been easier not to.
Speaker 2: So here is your challenges. You walk away from this episode,
Speaker 2: pick one thing you've been putting off, one conversation, one decision,
Speaker 2: one action, and do it today, not when you feel better,
Speaker 2: not when the timing is perfect. Today, because leadership is
Speaker 2: not about waiting for the right moment, It is about
Speaker 2: creating it through consistent action. This has been the seven
Speaker 2: minute Leadership Podcast, and I thank you for listening.
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