Transformational Leadership: From the Insight Out

Transformation Tip: “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet." - Frederick Buechner

Concept(s)

1. “You think you’re God’s gift to the world!” implying that they thought too highly of themselves. Well, the truth is, you really are God’s gift to the world!
2. You were born for a purpose
3. Our perspective is that we believe we were placed on this earth for a reason.
4. Difference between purpose and path
5. Written in your design

Transformation Application: Ask this question - Why was I placed on the Earth? Journal and reflect.

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Transformation Tip: “Your mess becomes your message.”- Ed Silvoso

Concept(s)

1. Life can be hard—really hard. 
2. These challenges helped shape who you are, and if you’ve worked through them, you’ve learned some valuable lessons. 
3.  A person to whom things come easily may not be able to explain their technique. But a person who had to learn the hard way can often explain, instruct, and empathize more effectively.  

4. IF you’ve worked through it.  

5. Might be broader than your situation.

Transformation Application: What part of your story—your mess—might actually be your message? Don’t hide it. Share it. Someone needs to hear it.

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Transformation Tip: “The things that we love tell us what we are.” — Thomas Aquinas

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Concept(s)

1. The word “Passion” is overused.  
2. Sometimes looks like anger - the same coin
3. Desire versus the object of your desire
4. What do you really want?

Transformation Application: Draw a heart shape. Start filling it in with words that surfaced during these questions.

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Transformation Tip: “Success leaves clues” - Tony Robbins

Concept(s)

1. Looking at your past to identify times when you felt pride in your work and a sense of accomplishment, enjoyed it, you were probably in your zone, and leveraging your favorite skills and talents. 
2. Reverse engineer those scenarios to find patterns and trends
3. Looking at your past can also show which activities and settings did NOT work for you.
4. Caveat - We’re not talking about a “winning formula.” That can lead to problems
5. The biggest barrier to success is past success
6. Rather, the traits, skills, and talents that went into past successes. They can be repurposed and recombined for new opportunities.

Transformation Application: Just start by writing out your first story

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Book: What Color is Your Parachute? https://www.amazon.com/What-Color-Your-Parachute-Meaningful/dp/1984861204/ref=sr_1_1

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Transformation Tip: “What would happen if we studied what was right with people instead of what's wrong with them?" - Don Clifton

Concept(s)

• People are complex. Human development and the person. 
• Helps you understand yourself, your needs, and your blind spots
• Helps you understand other people
• Giving traits a name and dissecting shines the light of understanding
• Who you are NOT.  What to stay away from. 
• Where to position yourself, and where you thrive

Transformation Application: Take an assessment. Read through the whole report.

Assessments:

Gallup CliftonStrengths https://store.gallup.com/p/en-us/10003/cliftonstrengths-34 mailto:[email protected]

Thinking Wavelength  mailto:[email protected]

MBTI https://www.16personalities.com/

The Enneagram https://enneagramtest.net/

Motivational Gifts https://www.gifttest.org/

DISC https://www.123test.com/disc-personality-test/

Hogan Assessments https://www.hoganassessments.com/

Kolbe A Index https://www.kolbe.com/

Birkman method https://birkman.com/the-birkman-method

Lions Lead https://www.lionslead.com/

Parin https://www.pairin.com/

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Transformation Tip: Nosce Te Ipsum - Know Thyself  - Socrates

Concept(s):

• Other people can see you better than you see yourself
• We’re our own worst counselors
• Blind spots
• Negative AND Positive qualities
• We tend to discount that which comes easily to us
• Accurate encouragement is powerful
• Constructive criticism, done well, can really help someone

Transformation Application: If you feel courageous enough, do a 360.

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Transformation Tip:” Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - Howard Thurman 

Concept(s)

1. Misalignment is a more significant factor contributing to burnout than overwork.
2. There’s a need for self-awareness so you can identify where you’d fit.
3. Are some people just lucky? 
4. Alignment 
5. In the next episodes, we’ll give you the framework to help you gain clarity, and then wrap it up!

Transformation Application: Think about 2-3 pivotal moments where you came alive. Write them down. 

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Transformation Tip:  "We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience." —John Dewey

Concept(s)

1. Reflection Creates Awareness

2. Reflecting on Values clarifies direction

3. Reflection Turns Lessons into Wisdom

4. Reflection charts the way forward

Transformation Application: This week, set aside a short block of time to pause before the next rush of activity. Ask three simple questions:

1. What am I grateful for this year?
2. What have I learned this year?
3. What’s one adjustment I’ll make moving into the coming year?

Small reflections lead to big redirections.

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Transformation Tip: “You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life," - Victor Hugo

Concept(s)

1. Step One: Pause and Process 
2. 2. Step Two: Seek the Truth — Not Just Vindication (4 minutes)
3. Step Three: Respond with Grace and Strategy
4. Step Four: Protect Your Heart and Reputation and let time work it out

Transformation Application: If you’re facing a false accusation right now — pause, breathe, and remember: your response determines your redemption.

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Transformation Tip: “NOT investing in yourself is selfish, because everyone else has to live with your blindspots” - Arjan Visser

Concept(s)

1. Putting language around your future self
2. Words place your ideas in a context and make them real
3. Provides a measurement to align your choices. Cut back on distractions, and communicate with others.

Transformation Application: Practical exercise - Imagine you’re on the cover of Time magazine

Link to Arjan's book: https://www.amazon.com/LEAD-FUTURE-Identity-Strategic-Foresight/dp/9083475670/ref=sr_1_1

Arjan’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apvisser/

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