Leading Hope with Kevin Jack

Episode 100 Lid November 3, 2021 Also Available On: Leader Notes Law of the Lid: Leadership Ability determines a person’s level of [...]

Most people look for an existing solution or idea instead of attempting to create a solution or idea.

Most people think they can’t create a solution or come up with an idea because they’ve never devoted more than 5 minutes to it.

As the world becomes more scattered and impatient the ability to think deeply and think critically is a massive advantage.

You have to be willing to be bad at something first in order to become good.

Temper: Neutralizing or counterbalancing force.

How you feel it’s going is not an accurate indicator of how things are.

While your frustration is a good thing (leader), frustration is an emotion, and emotions aren’t good indicators of our reality.

Keep the desire to improve constantly grounded in an accurate reality.

Your untempered frustration could be disastrous.

Three Sources to Temper (Counter-Balance your Frustration):

1. Statistics

2. Stories

3. Someone Else

Make the best of your frustration instead of allowing your frustration to get the best of you.

1. Continuously Adjust the Rubber Band.

2. Pinpoint what.

3. Know when the team needs me present, and when they need me to be ahead.

4. Don’t be frustrated by the fact that I feel frustrated.

The mark of a great leader is they’re not frustrated by the same thing two seasons in a row.

The Leadership Perspective: I’m always figuring out a way to make it better, and I always think I can do it better.

If I’m not frustrated by something I can’t make it better.

You should be frustrated by your lack of frustration.

Spend more time dreaming, imagining, vision-casting, seeing what others are doing that you could do.

If you want to create context give stats, if you want to create momentum tell a story.

We don’t watch or hear stories, we enter into them.

When you hear stories of what people have overcome it creates confidence.

Why you should share your story?

– You’ll become aware of how far you’ve come.

– You’ll become aware of what you need to begin, change, edit out.

– You’ll encourage someone.

The same elements that present in a strategic plan are pivotal for a story.

Portable and compelling matter.

Focus: Turn your strategic plan into a story.

Everyday ask: What do I want, Why does it matter, what will keep me from it?

Strategic Plans give clarity and context, but stories are portable and compelling, change your plan to a story.

Principle 1: The Transformation is what matters.

Principle 2: Your voice is the soundtrack of the story.

Principle 3: Move your starting line as close to the finish line as you can.

Principle 4: Details make the story fun, but don’t take unnecessary paths.

Principle 5: When the movement stops, I’m out.

Principle 6: Anyone can be the Hero, but you.

When you hear story you need to think: Transformation.

We want to know how your life transformed you without you realizing it.

You tell their story of their transformation & how it transformed you.

There is a disconnect between activity and impact.

Your job: Connect the Dots.

It’s only when you connect the smaller win to the larger picture that your’e leading, until then you’re just telling a story.