In today’s episode of the Live UNREAL w/Glover U Podcast, Coach Matt Sutter talks about developing the leader within you, and why leadership takes us further in accomplishing our goals than we ever could on our own. Even if we’re hard-charging, ambitious individuals who are extremely interested in pursuing our dreams, without leadership, we’ll hit our ceiling pretty fast unless we learn to influence more people. Many people mistakenly think that we can only start focusing on leadership when we get promoted, but the truth is great leadership starts right now in your current position, family, and community. It’s a skill we have to actively hone and prioritize. Your ability to get to your Unreal Life is predicated on your ability to lead. Matt will share with you what he has learned about leadership and how to immerse yourself in the leadership process.You’ll also learn:

The 4-step process of the leadership journey

Why leadership of others begins with leadership of self

How great leaders think and act differently

 

Quotes 

Marketing without authenticity is just noise. -Matt Sutter  

If you can learn to lead people who are effectively volunteers in their roles, you’re a better leader of the people who do report to you. -Matt Sutter  

Leaders are authentic and they are real with their people. -Matt Sutter 

The commitment to growing the leader within is non-negotiable - it absolutely must happen. -Matt Sutter

You cannot lead others effectively, beyond lip service, if you’re not yet leading yourself. -Matt Sutter 

 

Key Points 

If you want to take the fort of opportunity, deeply impact the world, and change the lives of others, you have a complete and immovable ceiling of potential all by yourself. If we want to unleash all the opportunity, then we have to raise the lid on our leadership and accomplish our goals through leading others. Learning to lead people is the difference between us taking 10 steps forward on our own, and 1,000 steps working with other people. 

Our family and friends don’t necessarily need to be led or influenced by us. Unlike the people we hire and pay, they are volunteers in their roles. Learning how to lead our family, friends, and loved ones effectively makes us better leaders in our businesses.

What people do in their job is an outward expression of what’s going on internally. People are holistic, so if you want to lead them effectively, you have to lead them from the inside out.