The CEO Sage

Visionaries are more than simply dreamers. Visionaries focus not only on what might be but how to make it into reality. They hold a deep belief that what they dream can–and will–happen. To me, this is a sense like smelling or hearing. But what happens if this asset you've always relied upon suddenly isn't there?

Every visionary has times when she cannot see. And it's disorienting. It's stifling. It's paralytic. It's shameful. But don't worry, it's okay. You're not broken. It's not a character flaw. After all, vision is ether. Let's talk about it.

"I think you don't know because the answer doesn't exist yet. And we have to trust that." – Kris Plachy

• Discomfort of visionary blindness
• When you can't see what's next
• Triggers of visionary shame
  • Uncertainty
  • Changing the built thing
  • Altering course
• The answer doesn't exist yet; but it won't pass you
• Just make room

• Books:
  • Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants To Be by Steven Pressfield
  • Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
• Recommended episodes that pair well with this one:
• EPISODE 103: THE IN BETWEEN: RESTLESS VISIONARY SYNDROME
• SEASON 6 EPISODE 13: ENTREPRENEURIAL BOREDOM

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There is a myth that authority and leadership looks and sounds a certain way. Traditionally, this has been the expected look and voice pattern of a white, well-educated male. And, as a society, we've insidiously allowed that strangely ingrained falsehood to remain and grow deep roots. But it's completely false.

Leadership does not have a specific look nor sound. Rather, it has characteristics. First of all, authority does not automatically equal leadership. One can have authority but not really be a leader or one can have and be both. Secondly, leadership isn't telling other people what to do. That is authority. Leadership is so much more. Let's talk about these important distinctions.

"What if it isn't authoritarian approach? 'Do what I say'. What if it's more, 'Hey, I'm doing this thing… Do you wanna come?... What if your primary role was the nurturing of and development of the future that you imagine?" – Kris Plachy

• Traditional look of authority
• Authority isn't automatically leadership
• Analyzing what we've known
• Leading with your voice
• Presence not authoritarian
• Production of fear isn't leadership

• Book: Permission To Speak: How To Change What Power Sounds Like, Starting With You by Samara Bay
• Recommended episodes that pair well with this one:
  • EPISODE 100: HOW TO LEAD
  • SEASON 6 EPISODE 7: WHY FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS STRUGGLE WITH SUPPORT

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• As visionaries, it is vital we create and embrace the flexibility to be able to pivot within our businesses and our focuses. Even if and when things are going extremely well, there is always development we continue to need as women, both individually and as an overall group, plus as CEOs. Unfortunately, the fear of making changes–especially big ones–is where many leaders end up stuck.

  The Kris Plachy Team has watched these truths unfold as we've worked with nearly countless female CEOs over many years. That's why I am so very excited to have my team with me for this episode. Recently, I made the decision to change up a lot of what we do and they agreed to come on the podcast to talk about things they've both seen and experienced. Michelle, Crista and Chelsea opened up about topics like filling the vision hole, reconfiguring the picture, reassuring your team, embracing the spirit of possibility, and much more.

  "I think all of us who run businesses… we have to have these moments where we're willing to be in suspension, in the in-between. It's where we get a lot of really good insight." – Kris Plachy

  What You'll Learn
  • Initial team reactions: what to expect
  • Filling the vision hole
  • Reconfiguring the picture
  • Reassuring your team
  • Embracing the spirit of possibility
  • Receiving hard truths
  Contact Info and Recommended Resources

  Book:

  Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business by Paul Jarvis

  I want to thank my team, Michelle Arant, Director of Operations and Coach with the Kris Plachy Coaching Group, Crista Grasso, Fractional CMO, and Chelsea Sheridan, Executive of All Things Social Media, Landing Pages & Digital Marketing, once more for being on this episode with me!

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Keeping a schedule may not come naturally to you. But developing the habit of holding specific hours gives you the boundaries and structure you need. Why? Not because you need to work more. But because you need to work less. Stick with me here…

Let's be real, you don't need more "how to" courses or workbooks or whatever. You need time to sit with yourself, listen to yourself, talk about yourself, and come into the powerful place where you accept the reality that there can be so much more for you. I long to help you, to come alongside you, to hold that space for you. And it starts with setting appropriate office hours and honoring your priorities.

"Do you honor that vision that you had for yourself… that you wanted to be flexible, that you didn't want to work 40, 50, 80 hours a week. That you weren't going to create a job for yourself. Have you created a job that you're trapped in?... A business that you're trapped in?" – Kris Plachy

• Ultimately creating ease
• You need time, not more to do
• Office hours boundaries
• An interesting conundrum
• Planning and honoring priorities

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• Recommended episodes that pair well with this one:
  • SEASON 6 EPISODE 13: ENTREPRENEURIAL BOREDOM
  • EPISODE 100: HOW TO LEAD

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Sometimes you just need to be reassured: You are incredibly important, you are amazing, you are worthwhile. But I know you question from time to time. And you permit things in your life that aren't in your best interest. That's why I'm here to remind you of the truth of your worth.

As I've spoken into the lives of women over many years, I've always advocated strongly for them to value themselves more highly and to have agency in their lives. I want to help guide you into a place of vulnerability – not to other people, but within yourself. To explore and work through those spaces in your life where you know you're working against yourself but don't know how to stop. If this resonates within, this episode is my love letter to you.

"That little dark corner becomes a corner you use to define who you are in the world. And that is a lie. You are incredible. You are capable." – Kris Plachy

• Little dark corner lies
• You're not here to be a target
• True honesty
• Walking the path of the answer
• Necessity of going outside yourself

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• Recommended episode that pairs well with this one: EPISODE 100: HOW TO LEAD

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Growing in leadership involves asking yourself: Where did I learn those things that aren't really right? Especially as women. For instance, where did we learn to basically shut off our prefrontal cortex when it comes to making decisions? Particularly when leadership is involved? And where did we ever get the idea that we just need more templates, more how-tos, more quick fixes?

There are so many successful, competent and confident women in leadership who have the capacity to stand in their decisions but they waver. Why? It's not that they don't know. They are aware they're abdicating their authority. And that needs to stop. We all, as female leaders, need to move into conscious competence. We each need to become the woman who knows who she is. Let's talk about this.

"Templates… will not resolve the emotional distress you have as a leader… The only thing that's gonna resolve that is you upleveling the way that you think about yourself as the woman who leads your company." – Kris Plachy

• Wrong learning
• Abdicating authority
• Moving into conscious competence
• You don't need templates
• Becoming the woman who knows who she is
• Choosing to not be alone

Recommended episode that pairs well with this one:

Season 6 Episode 13: Entrepreneurial Boredom

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Feeling bored, unmotivated, even lazy in building our businesses is normal. We hit inflection points in which we need to make and implement decisions that will change the course of our business – and often ourselves. Some things may need only slightly tweaking, some need almost completely retooled, and some need to be retired altogether. This is the inevitable evolution of business.

When you find yourself at such an inflection point, it may also hit you that you've become a bit of a lone wolf during the building of your business. Things are going well, and you're successful, but the team you've built does most of the work now. And you, as the business owner, find yourself at loose ends… experiencing entrepreneurial boredom. You feel trapped and tied down to your business, where once you felt invigorated and free. So you wonder, is it time to change what I'm personally doing? Yes. Let's talk about it.

"But these inflections, these moments where you feel incredibly dis-eased, very uncomfortable, in your own business, this is what we've got to pay attention to… Let's figure out what's going on here for you. 'Cause you're spinnin'." – Kris Plachy

• Onset of entrepreneurial boredom
• Inflection point emotions
• Unconsciously or Consciously and Incompetent or Competent
• Willing to go there – holding space
• Time for sage, CEO

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Season 6 Episode 11: LIVE PODCAST: How To CEO Your Business When It's Time For Massive Change

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As we go through life, we are given time to accomplish what we're supposed to accomplish. Some get more time given to them than others. But every person's fulfillment of what they were to do is valuable and special.

In this episode, I want to encourage you to look at what you are spending your time doing. Are you fulfilling your promise of a lifetime? Are you doing what you're meant to do? Or are you dismissing what you're capable of because you're afraid? Let's talk about it right now, before another moment passes.

"You don't need more stuff. You need to get inspired. You need to be inspired to the point that you touch and tap into your own genius." – Kris Plachy

• The time is now
• Fulfilling or dismissing
• Ignoring your own truth
• You don't need more stuff
• Reconnect through disconnect (aka personal retreats)
• Suppressive behaviors
• You're worthy of time alone

• Life Coach School Podcast with Brooke Castillo – Ep #460: Yearly Retreats with Kris Plachy
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• LEAD LIKE A WOMAN: LIVE, IN-PERSON EVENT – Are you ready to really step up as a leader, step into your own voice and feel amazing, confident and competent? Join Kris and her team May 9th, 10th and 11th, 2023 in El Dorado Hills, CA. Get all the details at krisplachy.com/lead.

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I almost called this episode, How Do You CEO Your Business When You Wanna Burn the Whole F-ing Thing Down? Because, let's be honest, sometimes it seems like it would just be easier to wash your hands of the whole thing, right?

If you resonate with this feeling even a little bit, you're in the right place. In this episode, I discuss the three biggest gaps I see over and over again that either cause massive change or are the result of it. I also tackle the underlying psychological components you'll need to sit with, such as getting clean and clear, as well as preparing for people to take change personally. Finally, if after listening to this episode you realize you're ready for more specific advice, I would love to work with you.

"Every visionary confronts moments where they don't believe in their own vision." – Kris Plachy

• Clean and clear
• Gaps for change
  • Skill
  • Support
  • Belief
• Stop self-flogging
• People make it personal

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If you're like so many business owners, you absolutely love what you're doing, what you're bringing to the world… But managing people? Not so much. In fact, if you could do everything without needing to lead others, you would. Unfortunately, you have to have help. You simply can't do it all alone.

Regardless of where you feel you land on the capability scale, let me assure you: You can develop the necessary skills to lead well the gorgeous business you've been kissed with. But before you can make leading people easy, you must first believe it's even possible. Let's talk about it.

"The stillness of your own mind, without the clutter of the story, is where ease exists." – Kris Plachy

• Creation of meaning
• Power of labels
• We get to choose
• Facts are just facts
• First decide
• Where ease exists

My How to CEO program begins February 16, 2023 – The updated version of How to CEO includes the opportunity for management training for anyone on your team, while you go through the program.

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