So first let’s deal with the self-fulfilling prophecy. I MUST stop identifying myself as a procrastinator. I have been working over the last several years to distance myself from that identity. The first way I did that was through time management. The second way I have distanced myself from this identity is through the concept of keeping the promises I make to myself. Now I am not specifically talking about resolutions although what I am about to tell you might sound a bit like that. I am talking about making a promise to myself about something I want to work on within myself and then keeping it. What I have found is that when I trust myself to keep my personal promises, I feel more confident on the outside. When I am more confident on the outside I find that I am better at keeping my promises to others! 

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This episode is a short one about the effects of gossip on the trust of a leader. I hope you are blessed by my thoughts on this topic. I would love to hear from you! Send me an email with thoughts, topics, questions or just a hello. My email address is [email protected].

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YOU MATTER! YOU DESERVE LOVE! I am grateful you joined me here. My passion to help you lead yourself and others comes from a core belief that we are all creators! Creation can build leadership! Take the Lead today!!!

Rest looks like a belief in the reliability, truth, ability and strength of something or someone. In the context he was saying and I am now emphasizing, rest is the belief in the reliability, truth, ability and strength of God. Do you trust enough to rest? When was the last time you Let Go and Let God? I heard Tauren Wells say something that made me realize my self reliance was probably holding me back. Listen to episode 5 to hear more on this. 

YOU MATTER! YOU DESERVE LOVE! I am grateful you joined me here. My passion to help you lead yourself and others comes from a core belief that we are all creators! Creation can build leadership! Take the Lead today!!!

I have a passionate belief around the idea that we as adults have got to be more patient and understanding with our teens and young people. Each generation thinks that we have things to deal with the past Generations didn't. That is a typical age-old belief. Today, I talk about being a trusted leader of those young people while using vulnerability, transparency and empathy. Which one of the 3 could you use and  make a 1% change in your day to day as a leader? Think of one thing, one young person, one task where you could be more vulnerable, transparent or empathetic. Do you have a younger person in your life who you could lead, minister to, be an example to? Oh and an additional challenge, next time you feel the urge to complain about “these millennials” I would like for you to consider one of the these 3 traits  vulnerability, transparency and empathy and the potential to demonstrate the behavior that you would like to see in the youth in your life.

YOU MATTER! YOU DESERVE LOVE! I am grateful you joined me here. My passion to help you lead yourself and others comes from a core belief that we are all creators! Creation can build leadership! Take the Lead today!!!

Walk with me through 3 very specific ways to be a more trusted leader, be vulnerable, be transparent and be empathetic. I believe that the more you focus on each of those traits the stronger more trusted leader you will be. In the future we will visit about important topics like self awareness, self management, strengths and who you are created to be, helping those you lead see strategy, see challenges and remain motivated to move forward and so many other ways to grow as a leader. But in episode 3 we will begin with the base, the foundation... TRUST

YOU MATTER! YOU DESERVE LOVE! I am grateful you joined me here. My passion to help you lead yourself and others comes from a core belief that we are all creators! Creation can build leadership! Take the Lead today!!!

Remember Julie Andrews... Getting to like you... Getting to hope you like me...  Well here it is, episode 2. I share my life from 16 to now. I know it sounds like a lot but it isn't too long, I promise. Let's visit about turns, coping mechanisms, tapestry of life, marriage, motherhood, being a working mom. It is my hope that you will leave this episode feeling like we know each other, hearing the hope in my voice and knowing that you are so very important to me. 

YOU MATTER! YOU DESERVE LOVE! I am grateful you joined me here. My passion to help you lead yourself and others comes from a core belief that we are all creators! Creation can build leadership! Take the Lead today!!!

Getting to know me... Getting to know all about me... (cue Julie Andrews) Yes, I know it sounds a little self-centered but I guess since the podcast is titled with my name in it, makes sense to start with my origin story. This episode is my story growing up in Guthrie, Oklahoma through my early teen years. Let's visit about faith, growth, friendships, caring for others and soooo much more. 

YOU MATTER! YOU DESERVE LOVE! I am grateful you joined me here. My passion to help you lead yourself and others comes from a core belief that we are all creators! Creation can build leadership! Take the Lead today!!!