The Look & Sound of Leadership

How To Show Up


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Frustrated at not showing up the way she wants to, a leader, in conversation with her coach, explores ways to integrate her values into her behavior.

To show up as more of whatever you want to be, ask yourself: 

  • What would be different if I were a little braver right now?
  • What would a brave person do right now?
  • What would I think, or what would I feel, if I were my bravest self right now?
  • How is my self-talk helping how I show up?
  • How is my self-talk holding me back in how I show up?
    (Substitute your own spine word for “brave.”)


Three books to build muscle around how you show up. 

  • Leadership & Self-Deception. 
  • Change Your Questions, Change Your Life.
  • The Four Agreements.




The PDF “Six Books for Growth” is available here. Or email Tom and he’ll send it to you.

This episode connects to two previous episodes featuring Chin-Sun: How to Build Your Self-Awareness and How to Grow Your Self-Management.

On September 7, a new podcast featuring Tom goes live: “Unlocking Leadership – Ask the Coaches.” Available online, on your podcast app and YouTube.



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This episode is in the library under four filters:

For Women

Managing Yourself

Self-Talk



Five specific episodes you might listen to are:

71. Act As If

162. Acting on the Corporate Stage

174. Animating Your Persona

154.  Self-Limiting Beliefs

176.  The Executive Impostor



Gratitude, as always, to those who reach out to us and those who post reviews. Thanks!

From all of us here at The Look & Sound of Leadership, be healthy and safe. 

Thanks for listening.



See you next month!

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