Daring to sound cliché... but I'm pretty sure you've heard phrases like, "Think about what you are thinking about," and "Our thoughts become our beliefs, and our beliefs become our action." But have you ever had someone call out your mental blind spots?

Do you know what mental traps might be impacting your effectiveness as a leader? Would you be able to recognize them yourself?

In this episode, Ramona and her guest and fellow Leadership Coach, Cayla Horey share examples of situations when a leader's internal dialogue was about to trip them up but a coaching conversation cleared the path for a more effective leadership experience.

Cayla explains that our brains offer us constant streams of thoughts, and we have a natural tendency to simply accept and believe those thoughts as truth.

However, these unchallenged narratives can lead us down unproductive paths, causing us to make decisions or take actions that can ultimately hurt our teams and organizations.

This episode demonstrates how replacing limiting mindsets with more empowering ones that are as equally true, can unlock dramatically better outcomes for you as a leader.

If you are interested in developing a keen sense of self-awareness and identifying mental blind spots then this episode is for you.

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— RESOURCES MENTIONED —

-Cayla Horey's website: https://caylahorey.com/

-Connect with Cayla on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cayla-horey-a4ab661b1/

-Learn how to turn your 1-on-1 meetings from time wasters, awkward moments, status updates, or non-existent into your most important and valuable meeting with your directs all week. Access the course and resources here: ramonashaw.com/11

-Have a question or topic you'd like Ramona to address on a future episode? Fill out this form to submit it for her review: https://ramonashaw.com/ama

— OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE —

-Episode 18: How to Ask for Feedback

-Episode 29: The Two Common Blindspots Managers Have and How to Overcome Them

-Episode 43: Is Your Thinking Helping or Hurting You?

-Episode 48: Uncovering Blindspots & The Johari Window

-Episode 72: Manage Your Mind Before You Manage People

-Episode 81: How to Overcome Your Brain's Fixation on Bad Things

-Episode 128: When to Work With a Leadership Coach

-Episode 129: Creating a Feedback Culture - With Harrison Kim

-Episode 138: 5 Common Blindspots Leaders Uncover in their 360 Assessments

-Episode 182: Tough Moments of Leadership - Q&A

-Episode 204: Letting Someone Go

— WHAT’S NEXT? —

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