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#26  - Creating Your Leadership Legacy

As we live our lives everyday, we need to take some time and ask ourselves: what do we want to leave behind? The greatest legacy that anyone can leave behind is the positive impact that you have in the lives of others. I hope this resonates with you, stay tuned.

Key takeaways:

• Introduction [0:37]
• Legacy: a leader’s answer [0:56]
• The ultimate measure of a leader [2:04]
• Your living legacy [3:15]
• What legacy do you want to leave? [4:13]
• Component of legacy: Our attitude and perspective [5:10]
• Component of legacy: mindset [5:38]

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#25 - Felix Malitsky 

Today we are joined by Felix Malitsky whose enthusiasm for business and life shows in his work and how he motivates his people. 

In this episode, we talk about great leaders and what makes one, cultivating a great work culture, and on simplifying processes. Stay tuned.

You can find Felix and what his company does by visiting fortislux.com

Key takeaways:

• Introduction [1:14]
• Our guest today is… [2:05]
• Felix’ interesting backstory [4:22]
• What sports he played [9:55]
• On people who are great leaders, but don’t have the leverage [12:09]
• On getting momentum in a leadership role [14:30]
• How loyalty and support is important [20:15]
• Leadership versatility [23:00]
• On adapting, perspectives, and grabbing opportunities [23:58]
• “It all comes down to leadership.” [28:14]
• Work-life balance culture [29:23]
• What Felix did well: simplifying processes [39:22]
• A simplified process can get you to where you want to go [42:00]
• Tying in the vision of winning [43:44]
• Attracting the right people into the organization [45:00]
• Leaders: self-promoters vs people-promoters [48:35]
• Felix’ leadership legacy [49:11]
• “I wanna win, I wanna win the right way.” [53:12]
• Where can folks find Felix? [53:35]

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#24 - Growth Mindset Vs Fixed Mindset

A lot of people ask me: what are the key differences between top leaders and those who don’t reach their top potentials? Too many of us don’t know that we are already stuck in a fixed mindset. And it’s easy to get stuck there because it’s hard for us to look beyond what we are capable of and with that, we sometimes become limited. If you wanna know if you’re in a fixed mindset, stay tuned.

Key takeaways:

• Introduction and new haircut [0:37]
• The two extremes of mindset [2:13]
• Fixed mindset [2:28]
• My personal experience [4:32]
• The limitations that a fixed mindset has to leaders [6:45]
• Learned helplessness [7:11]
• Growth mindset [8:48]
• What to do if you’re stuck in a fixed mindset? [9:53]
• Here’s a great exercise that you can do [11:40]

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Welcome to another episode of Tomorrow’s Leader. I received this question: How do you know if the plan that you’re on is working out for you? And it’s a very interesting one as we unravel the possible reasons why a plan is unsuccessful. I also share some personal experiences that might be very helpful for you.

Key takeaways:

• Introduction [0:37]
• How do you know if the path you are on is the wrong one? [1:24]
• Figure out the reason for having no success on a particular path [2:20]
• The environment and timing might not be the best in any given time [3:25]
• Lack of motivation [4:25]
• Running as an example [6:20]
• Blocking out distractions [8:45]
• Challenge: think of different ways to block out distractions to help you do the things you know you need to do, but don’t want to do [9:52]
• Figure out the things that you know you need to do, but are not doing [10:46]
• What unsuccessful people do? [14:53]
• What successful people do? [15:46]

Final thoughts [17:17]

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#22 Why Is Compassion So Important As A Leader? with Doug Lennick 

Doug Lennick is CEO and co-founder of think2perform. He is legendary for his innovative approaches to developing high performance in individuals and organizations and is an expert at developing practical applications of the art and science of human behavior, financial and otherwise.

Before founding think2perform, Doug, a certified financial planner (CFP), was Executive Vice President – Advice and Retail Distribution for American Express Financial Advisors (now Ameriprise Financial). In that capacity he led an organization of 17,000 field and corporate associates to unprecedented success.

Doug is in high demand as a keynote speaker as well as an executive and organizational advisor. He has been quoted and referenced in many publications and books, including Daniel Goleman’s seminal book, Working with Emotional Intelligence and Richard Leider’s bestselling Power of Purpose.

[1:00] Who is Doug?
[3:00] What's Doug's favorite part about what he does?
[4:50] What is the common thread when it comes to impact?
[6:55] Different styles of leadership.
[13:20] Why don't old leadership styles work?
[16:00] To manage big, you must lead small.
[17:10] Leadership vs management
[22:30] Results vs relationships
[23:05] Leading with care
[32:00] About Doug's books
[33:00] "Leadership Intelligence"
[38:00] It's always about the leader
[43:00] Words of wisdom for people right now
[48:50] To learn more about Doug

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Why don't we take our own advice? Sometimes it just seems like human nature. We can give great advice to others... But when it comes to taking our own, we struggle. 

Main takeaways:

• Introduction [0:00]
• A lesson from golf [1:15]
• Why you're able to give good advice [3:00]
• Dealing with blind spots [4:15]
• Coaches and Advisors help [7:06]
• Why we try to stay with whats comfortable [8:00]
• When emotions are involved [11:24]
• We change our own minds [14:00]
• Where will I be in 3 months? [15:50]

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The reason why most businesses fail to thrive is rooted in the systems and processes that were put in place. This could either mean losing out on hiring great employees because the hiring process was far too long or losing potential customers because your systems are too complicated. 

In this episode, I share the tips to making sure that you take the necessary steps in ensuring that your process will drive results. Stay tuned!

Main takeaways:

• Introduction [0:00]
• The ingenuity of mail-in rebate [1:18]
• Few, easy, clear, and quick steps [3:57]
• Make your processes as few as possibly [4:26]
• The process should be uncomplicated [5:35]
• As a leader, we also have to keep in mind that our discomfort or comfort may not be the same for the people that we’re leading [9:56]
• Leadership: identify someone readiness and will set for different tasks [10:36]
• Steps in the process should not be ambiguous [11:04]
• Movement should be fast [13:00]
• Food for thought [14:16]

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Here’s something for you to think about: which of the three classifications do you belong to? Are you a good combination of two or are you trying to be all three? In today’s episode, I quickly define what a thinker, talker, and doer is. I also share a tip that I personally use to help me with my productivity. 

Main takeaways:

• Introduction [0:37]
• Thinkers: brilliant and creative, but don’t implement [1:15]
• Talkers: those with the gift of gab, but they’re just talkers  [1:54]
• Doers: may not be as smart or creative nor are best at communication, but they excel at implementation [3:15]
• Can thinkers and talkers become doers? [5:15]
• The downside to multitasking [6:45]
• The Pomodoro technique [8:40]
• “Pay attention to the world around you…” [10:15]

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We are still in the middle of the quarantine season, and most of us have so much time on our hands. If not, I’m sure you’d agree that our days are run differently now. Despite the extra time, some of us are finding it hard to be productive. 

So stay tuned because I’ll share my 5 ways to become the master of your time. If you do any of this, or all if possible, I can assure you that you’ll find yourself more productive, but still be in total control of your time. 

Main takeaways:

• Introduction [0:37]
• 5 different ways to master your time [1:56]
• Deliberate planning of your day [4:03]
• Establish a morning routine [5:50]
• Time blocking: impose limits [7:47]
• Focus days; buffer days; free days [10:11]
• Most important: the concept of ROI [13:58]

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#17 - Screw The Naysayers with Tim Alison

Today we are joined by none other than Tim Alison. He is a business entrepreneur and coach, a speaker, as well as a podcast host. He is also the best-selling author of “Screw the Naysayers: They Suck Anyways!”.

He also runs his own podcast show where he shares inspiring stories and tips to overcome doubts and self-limiting beliefs. Go check him out at www.screwthenaysayers.com 

He is also pretty active over at LinkedIn so go and make sure and connect with him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison.

Main takeaways:

• Introduction [0:38]
• Listen to Tim Alison’s story [1:31]
• The reason he moved to Nova Scotia [3:50]
• What pushed Tim to make the change? [7:22]
• Tim’s belief: we are living in a crazy pace while destroying this planet [11:56]
• On living in alignment of your values [16:20]
• The importance of filtering out the people that surrounds you [22:37]
• “You have to have people in your world who are trying to evolve at the same pace as you are.” [24:24]
• Handling change [25:21]
• Did Tim know he made the right choice as soon as he moved to Nova Scotia? [25:50]
• On handling self-limiting beliefs [28:44]
• What does he want to achieve with his podcast? [32:40]
• What does Tim love doing the most? [33:55]
• What question should people be asking right now? [36:33]
• Where to find Tim Alison [39:27]

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