Quite contrary to what many people think, leadership is not something that is gained from an external source, leadership begins within yourself.

It's not always about what others can do to change the world; it's about what you can do to inspire others to improve the world. If you want to make a difference in the world, you must begin with yourself.

In this episode of Fifth Dimensional Leadership, Jabari Hearn, an amazing marketing executive, talks about how we can create more diversity as leaders through the concept of Self-Mastery.

Jabari is the SVP of Marketing and Entertainment at Westbrook Media, and the co-founder of an incredible organization focused on accelerating the advancement and impact of marketers of color called Monday Night Mentorship. His mission is to help people of color accelerate their career and ultimately fill the top marketing spots.

Previously, Jabari was a VP of Brand at Lyft, a Global Marketing Director at Google (where he launched many award-winning campaigns such as the Google Pixel 2 and 3), and a Sr. Brand Director at Nike.

Things you will also learn in this episode:

• The two most important characteristics that define an Impactful Leader
• Can Empathy be learned or innate?
• Overcoming fears and limiting beliefs
• What we can do as a community to propel the Black Lives Matter Movement
• How to improve diversity at an organizational level

Quotes:

"The best thing that we can provide is our time." - Jabari Hearn

"When you know what you want, the world conspires with you." - Jabari Hearn

"Be the change and inspire it in others." - Jabari Hearn

"I never thought of myself as a leader; I just led, and that always led to leadership opportunities." - Jabari Hearn

"When other people start to see you as a leader through your actions, you really start to believe it." - Jabari Hearn

"Empathy can be developed, not learned." - Jabari Hearn

"You don't realize how it takes a weight off your shoulder to be in a place where people understand you and accept you. You move differently, you fill a room differently, you connect differently." - Jabari Hearn

"Inspiring love is about seeing people as people, and trying to connect to people on a people-level." - Jabari Hearn