Erin Hatzikostas and Nicole Licata Grant celebrate the release of the podcast! (episodes are recorded in advance). Erin and Nicole discuss the inauthentic 'badges' people give themselves at work, and the roles that play out with them at top levels. They talk about how to set these aside and instead do the simple things that will make you stand out and have people following you in droves.  As always, their career advice and inspiration comes sandwiched between other relevant topics like cheerleading and strategic weddings appetizer planning.  Links: Check out the b BRILLIANT career coaching program @   b-you-shop  DISCLAIMER: This content is not explicit, though contains mild swearing that may be unsuitable for younger audiences.  Tweetable Comments:  "If you want to be a leader you have to completely differentiate yourself from the flock, and to do that you need to be completely in touch with yourself and everyone else." "People give themselves these badges, these roles, and they find some sort of hierarchy and authority through it." "If you want to be a great leader look around you at what everyone else is doing and do the exact opposite." "Sometimes you have to make a fool of yourself, you have to be the goofball." "Forget safety, live where you fear to live, destroy your reputation, be notorious." - Rumi "If you're looking to leave your mark in the world and pave a new path...if you don't have haters, you're doing something wrong." "If you have a one million dollar business and you want a one billion dollar business you need to destroy your one million dollar mindset." - Brooke Castillo "You can't operate the same way for new things, you need to keep growing and developing." "I can only fully commit to you, if you can fully commit to yourself." "Trust your creative process - even if you have a process that is less than perfect - if you get results." "Go out there and be bold and be different, and don't do what everyone else is doing."