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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 golajiving. This

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

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<v Speaker 1>Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>It's episode three seventy five. Today's episode is about three

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<v Speaker 1>simple but powerful words that can completely reshape how you lead. Desire, faith, action.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start with desire. Desire is the ignition switch. It's

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<v Speaker 1>the internal fire that pushes you out of bed at

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<v Speaker 1>five am, makes you stay late when everyone else clocks out,

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<v Speaker 1>and keeps you going when the results haven't shown up yet.

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<v Speaker 1>In leadership, desire isn't just about wanting the corner office

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<v Speaker 1>or the title. It's about the craving to do things better,

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<v Speaker 1>to lead people smarter, to leave things stronger than how

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<v Speaker 1>you found them. But let me be clear, not all

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<v Speaker 1>desire is created equal. Some people want success the way

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<v Speaker 1>they want a new car, something to show off. That's

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<v Speaker 1>not leadership desire. True leadership desire is wanting to serve, grow,

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<v Speaker 1>and solve problems even when no one is watching. If

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<v Speaker 1>desire is the spark, then faith is the fuel. Faith

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<v Speaker 1>means believing in the process, even when the process isn't

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<v Speaker 1>paying off yet. It's the deep trust that your leadership

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<v Speaker 1>choices will make a difference even when the data says

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<v Speaker 1>otherwise and the team is dragging. Faith isn't just spiritual,

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<v Speaker 1>it's strategic. You need faith in yourself, faith in your mission,

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<v Speaker 1>and most importantly, faith in your people, because leadership without

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<v Speaker 1>faith turns into micromanagement, and right micromanagement is the fast

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<v Speaker 1>track to burning out your team. So I want you

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<v Speaker 1>to remember this, doubt kills more leadership dreams than failure.

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<v Speaker 1>Ever will have the kind of faith that says we're

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<v Speaker 1>not there yet, but we will be. Then comes the

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<v Speaker 1>third part. Action. Desire and faith are meaningless without action.

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't mean big, flashy action. I'm talking consistent,

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<v Speaker 1>every day, grind it out kind of action. Action means

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<v Speaker 1>having the tough conversations. It means showing up when it's uncomfortable.

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<v Speaker 1>It means making decisions when everyone else is hesitating. Action

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<v Speaker 1>is what builds credibility. Desire gives you purpose, faith gives

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<v Speaker 1>you stability, but action gives you results. You can want

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<v Speaker 1>it all day long, you can believe in it with

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<v Speaker 1>your whole heart. But if you don't put your boots

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<v Speaker 1>on the ground and move nothing changes. That's where most

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<v Speaker 1>leaders get stuck. They think planning is the same as progress.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not. Here's the formula I want you to write

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<v Speaker 1>down and tape to your wall. Desire plus faith plus

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<v Speaker 1>daily action equals leadership momentum. Now let me give you

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<v Speaker 1>a real world example. Years ago, I had a leadership

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<v Speaker 1>idea that everyone thought was unnecessary, a plan to rewrite

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<v Speaker 1>how our internal communications worked. I had the desire to

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<v Speaker 1>fix it because I saw it holding people back. I

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<v Speaker 1>had faith that if we stuck with it, morale and

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<v Speaker 1>performance would improve. And then I acted on it every day,

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<v Speaker 1>every meeting, every system update. It wasn't flashy, it took months,

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<v Speaker 1>but the outcome was a high functioning, connected team that

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<v Speaker 1>started crushing goals. And it didn't happen overnight, but it

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<v Speaker 1>did happen. So here's your leadership challenge this week. What

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<v Speaker 1>do you really desire right now as a leader? Be honest?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it recognition, impact, simplicity? Write that down and where

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<v Speaker 1>is your faith week? Is it in yourself, your team,

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<v Speaker 1>your plan? Identify it and start rebuilding it. And what's

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<v Speaker 1>one action you've been avoiding the thing you identify needs

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<v Speaker 1>to be done, the one step that's been sitting on

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<v Speaker 1>your to do list way too long, Get out there

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<v Speaker 1>and do it. Desire faith action. That's the three legged

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<v Speaker 1>stool that holds up every great leader. This has been

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<v Speaker 1>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

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