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I'm an answer junkie. Are you one too? What exactly is an answer junkie? In short, it's someone who wants answers and is not content in not knowing.

In this episode, I explore the reality of navigating life as an answer junkie. Answers can make things make sense, can bring structure to things that feel chaotic… but not everything has an answer. So what, then, does the answer junkie do? Let's talk about it.

"Not everything has an answer. Some things are just questions." – Kris Plachy

• Defining an answer junkie
• Some things are just questions
• What's true right now
• Believe instead
• Detaching and re-choosing

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Unconventionality produces unconventional leadership. But what, exactly, is unconventional leadership and why should we desire to be an unconventional leader? It all begins with first understanding yourself and where leadership really comes from.

To address this, I wanted to share one of my personal Hawaii walk recordings. This time of thought and reflection was borne out of my angst of wanting to shift what I do in the world, and how I've once again found myself at odds with traditional methodology and expectations. As I journey through this, I thought my fellow visionaries might find my own experiences encouraging and enlightening. Sort of a glimpse into the work behind the work. So let's go.

"Leadership is developing the agency to trust your mind, to believe yourself first." – Kris Plachy

• Quandary of conventional draws
• A "P" in a "J" world
• When convention says you're wrong
• What leadership truly is
• You are the workbook
• Stop buying into systems

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When a major tragedy strikes, businesses and personal lives are affected in countless ways. Some effects are easy to see, some are less obvious. But all are important. And all need and deserve to be lovingly and compassionately addressed.

A personal friend and client of mine, Keani Barnes, is part of the Maui community recently devastated by fires. As a boutique business owner, I wanted to have her on the show to share what's been happening there and what the aftermath journey has been like.

"Somehow this decision was made by all different people to say, you know, 'Get out of here' and 'Don't come here'. And that was not at all, I mean what the vast majority of the Maui community was saying... We appreciate that people want to be sensitive… But it was so frustrating for us knowing, like, this is how people pay their bills… To have all of that go away ended up being this double whammy of grief that hit our island." – Keani Barnes

• Widespread impact of the Maui fires
• Double whammy of grief
• New open doors and open minds
• Be a beacon
• Solutions and momentum for healing
• Personal agency

With her humble beginnings as a casual jewelry maker, Keani Barnes has grown her business from a home office to two retail boutiques and online store on Maui, offering her signature jewelry designs as well as other curated niche finds. Mahalo for being a part of her story and the success of our all female-operated small business team!

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In sports, the person who shows up, puts in the hard work, and listens to the coach gets the spot. Just being on the team isn't enough. You don't perform, you're benched. Slack off enough, you're gone. We not only accept this in athletics, we expect it. Why? Because it's both logical and effective. So why don't we treat our businesses the same way?

I submit that we ought to. After all, this is why sports metaphors abound and are highly applicable. They're logical and effective. Let's talk about how you can transform your team by leading like a coach.

"What we do as leaders is we spend all our time asking, 'What's wrong with all these players? Why aren't they doing their jobs?'... Well, why would they? They get to keep the job and not do the job." – Kris Plachy

• Continually earning your spot
• Lack of clarity
• Lack of coaching
• Dealing with what we've built
• Transferring blame and gaslighting
• Working through the discomfort

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Sometimes you just need defined steps to tap into necessary certainty. That's why I put together a masterclass in which I give you 10 steps to lead with confidence. These steps are specifically designed by women, for women.

In this episode, I share this never-before-released masterclass. In it, I walk you through 10 things to consider and address to propel you into a new level of assurance that you can lead, and lead well. These are what I would discuss with you if we were to work together. They include problems such as team issues, decisions you're struggling to make, accountability, and much more.

"You are the one who has to step up. You have to learn how to lead and not manage. You have to learn how to be the visionary and not the operator." – Kris Plachy

1. Ensure You Have a Clear Heading
2. Clarify Team Norms and Values
3. Ensure Everyone has a Clear Role Description or Outline
4. Ensure Everyone has Clear Measures of Success
5. Conduct Honest Conversations Often and Consistently
6. Be Clear About Deadlines, Benchmarks, and Defining Success
7. Delegate to Transfer Ownership, Not Just to Get Tasks Done
8. Promptly Address Performance Issues Related to Behavior or Productivity
9. If You Have None of These Steps in Place, Build Them and Communicate Them
10. Revist Expectations, Goals, and Behavior Regularly

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Victim thinking needs to be detoxed from our lives. There are so many negatives that invade when we permit victim thinking, as well as victim thinkers. But we don't have to allow either one. We may still have things that happen, and we may not be able to completely eliminate all victim thinkers from our sphere of influence, but we can mitigate the potential damage.

The key is choosing to embrace ownership. But first, what is the difference between ownership and victimhood? What feeds the internal and external drama or lack of drama in each characteristic? What should a true leader look like in the midst of drama? Let's talk about all these questions and more.

"Owners understand and focus on what they can control. And victims focus on what they can't." – Kris Plachy

• Helplessness versus ownership
• Spin and drama
• Differences between owners and victims
• Integrating your feelings without others
• Identifying who you're holding up
• Rejecting buffering with drama
• Recognizing ownership or victimhood

• The Ownership SpiritⓇ by Dr. Dennis R. Deaton (Quma Learning)
• The Upper Limit and The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks (Hendricks Institute)
• Kris' List: What It Sounds Like to be an Owner vs a Victim – The Moxy Sage

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Tailored help for your business and the unique circumstances you face is invaluable. While many issues are universal, your position alters your challenges. For example, someone running a 6-figure business, has different challenges than someone running a 7 or 8-figure business or someone who is senior leadership in an organization.

To discuss all this, I brought on Michelle Arant, EdD for this episode. Michelle is a master certified coach and part of my team. Together, we discussed some of the top leadership challenges female entrepreneurs face, how they vary from situation to situation, and what some of the things you can maybe do right now to help yourself.

This reality of differing needs is why we decided to divide up some of the coaching in our LEAD FOR WOMEN program. We want to address the specific growth areas each position presents and not simply offer a one-size-fits-all approach. If you haven't yet looked into the program, there is still time but it's closing fast.

"All of those little things that keep nagging at you, those things scale bigger, just like your business scales. So it really is a great opportunity for you to start as soon as you can working through those types of things." – Michelle Arant, EdD

• Challenges 6-figure leaders face
• Necessary mind shift
• Properly viewing help
• Letting go to grow

• Challenges 7 and 8-figure leaders face
• Elated then deflated
• What shows up
• Navigating changing roles

• Challenges Executive leaders face
• Misalignment of vision pressure
• Navigating bureaucracy layers
• Rejecting helplessness

Get Your Spark Back Webinar: thevisionary.ceo/spark. Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. Pacific (2:30 p.m. Eastern). Registration required.

Michelle Arant helps female entrepreneurs get the results from their team that they are paying them to deliver. She is a former Chief Operations Officer of an online training company, business owner, online college professor, wife, mom, daughter, and friend. She and Kris Plachy met many years ago when Michelle was going through her Coach Certification program and also wanted to improve her own leadership practices as a COO.

Over time, Michelle transitioned from being Kris' client, to joining Kris' Leadership Coach Certification program and learned all of the unique tools now shared in The Manager Formula.

Michelle is an unparalleled master certified coach in her field with a keen level of insight, intuition and experience that brings a powerful coaching experience and RESULTS to all of our clients!

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Executive leadership is a visionary role. You're inspired to lead at a higher level, increase and improve team productivity and efficiency to meet and exceed goals, and to grow yourself in your ability and skills in leading. Therefore, it's important for you to see–and treat–yourself as a visionary, an entrepreneurial leader, regardless of who owns the company for which you work.

As I've worked with thousands of women, I have felt deep pain for those in positions of authority who are throttled by those for whom they work. There is a misalignment of vision and goals where women meet resistance to–or perhaps are even prevented from–achievement. It's time to change that and no longer allow your potential to be diminished.

"Vision is not exclusive to just founders and business owners and entrepreneurs. Vision exists within companies." – Kris Plachy

• Thwarted achievement
• Emboldened potential
• No longer contorting yourself
• Affected by the same trappings
• Creating empowerment

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This is the last bonus epidsode for celebrating our Advanced Release and Registration for Lead for Women.

Today is the final day to take advantage of our early pricing.

And listen... if you're a self-proclaimed People Pleaser and/or I-like-when-people-like-me'er.. You'll want to tune in.

Ending your relationship with People Pleasing is a magical, leadership superpower and I teach you why... today...

Go to www.thevisionary.ceo/lead for all the details to join LEAD. 

In this bonus episode of Leadership is Feminine podcast, I dive deep into the topics of self-trust, decision-making, and effective leadership. Trusting yourself and believing in your own knowledge and experiences are essential to becoming a confident leader.

In LEAD for Women, our aim is to empower women entrepreneurs and executives to harness their full potential and lead with self-assurance.

Here are 3 key takeaways from this episode:

1️⃣ Self-Trust: Lack of self-trust can make decision-making and addressing various issues challenging. Building self-trust is a superpower that can transform your leadership abilities and positively impact all aspects of your business and personal life.

2️⃣ Maverick Irreverence: We encourage a sense of maverick irreverence. As leaders, it's important to trust your instincts and make tough decisions even in the face of disagreement. True leadership comes from trusting oneself and believing in one's own convictions.

3️⃣ Investing in Personal Growth: Becoming a next-level leader requires investing in your personal growth and development. Lead for Women provides a supportive and aspirational environment where you can enhance your leadership skills and gain the confidence to tackle any challenge that comes your way.

Don't miss out on this exclusive opportunity to join Lead for Women! Advanced registration closes tomorrow at 05:00 p.m. and the 50% registration rate will never be seen again. Invest in yourself and take the first step towards becoming the visionary CEO you were meant to be.Listen to the bonus episode now on The Leadership is Feminine podcast and learn more about Lead for Women at https://www.thevisionary.ceo/lead. #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadForWomen #VisionaryCEO #SelfTrust #WomenInBusiness #PersonalGrowth #ConfidentLeadership