In the Loop with Andy Andrews

ITL176: Owning the Spotlight: How to Handle a Leadership Role Where People Look Up to You

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On this week’s episode, I answer a listener question on how to handle the pressure of people watching and looking up to you.

 

People watching you and looking up to you are two different things.

  • When it comes to people looking up to me, I don’t think about that at all.
  • While I know it’s probably true, everybody has people who are looking up to them.
  • I think the people that become hyperaware that people are looking up to them somehow become people we don’t want to look up to.

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    I talk to a lot of leaders about the fact that people are watching.

    • This can affect your income if you do not remain aware that people are watching.
    • I knew that I was getting a handle on that in my own life when people would comment on my personality.
    • I always want to be happy, fun, and approachable. If I don’t watch myself, I can get very direct and intense.
    • People tend to take a glimpse as the whole deal.

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      What do I do to keep my batteries charged?

      • I read.
      • I make sure that I have time around people that I am totally relaxed with, who will joke around with me.
      • I have to have time by myself.

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