Leadership Episodes

“Don't make your work your identity.” – Jacob Karnes

“Even if it doesn't mean anything to you, it means something to the person that you're writing for, and it means something to the person who's reading the story.” – Dr. Rhonda M. Lawson

“It just takes a different mindset and a different approach and a different way of saying yes to yourself…I learned to say yes to myself and say, give it a chance. See what happens.” – Heike Yates

“I also want my kids to see that if you have something inside of you and you want to tell the story, tell the story...I like to write, and if something pops up, I'm going to tell the story because I'm going to do my very best to not die with any story inside of me.” – Dr. Charles Thomas Jr.

“When we don't do the inner work as leaders, then we tend to lead from a place of fear and control and ego, as opposed to a place of compassion and love and shared purpose.” – Jane Marie Chen

“One of the really most valuable things you learn is that people are capable of a lot more than they often think they are.” – Commander William C. Spears

“Living is a progressive art.” – Dr. Candy Campbell

“When you hit rock bottom, and you really hit rock bottom, you look around and you kind of take account and you go, all right, why am I here? How do I get out of here? When you're down there and you're alone, it leaves an impression. And so, when I got myself out of it, I just decided I never wanted another man to have to feel that way again.” – Rory Paquette

"Don't let fear rule your life, let possibility and curiosity drive you." – Kathryn Henry

“If you don't care about that reader, if that's not the main focus, the rest doesn't matter.” – Troy Horne

"Keep having conversations that drive people to more and better." – Bridget Hom

“Change is grief for most people because they're losing something; it's a death of something. And if you're empathetic about that situation. You can lead people because they understand that you really care about them.” – Rev. Dr. Byrene Keith Haney

“I had different ideas for what I thought the book would be, and that's actually what got in my way of writing in the beginning.” – Pia Mailhot-Leichter

“When you're in corporate, even if you have a good internal network, cultivate that external network of experts or referral partners, because sometimes you might find yourself on the outside, and that's the worst time to try to find people that you can trust.” – Deborah Coviello

“Don't be afraid to set yourself up for success.” – Carla D. Bass

“Leadership is about the energy that we bring. Are we bringing a negative, toxic energy? Are we bringing an exhausted, burned out energy, a victim energy? Or are we bringing positivity and courage and empowerment?” – Alison C. Jones

“When you really believe in what you're doing, you know how much of a difference that makes.” – Dr. Josh McConkey

“The reason why people want to be so perfect and have perfectionism isn't because they're scared of failure. They're scared of failing in front of other people.” – Roy Redd

“If you want to live a better way. I think you need to identify with how to give and how to pour into people's lives.” – Billy Fowler

“I wanted to be an impact player. And what that meant to me was whatever time I'm given on the field, whenever I step on the field, that my presence will be known, felt, and seen.” – Phebe Trotman

“You want to fail fast, and you want to fail big, because that's how you get ultimately to your objective to accomplish your mission.” – Shaun L. Murphy

“How you show up in the world matters, so it is really a waste of time, effort, and resources to be communicating ineffectively.” – Naomi Carrington-Hockman, DTM

"I was told to slow down, and I did. And then the second I could run back to the hustle; I went back to it because that was where my identity was." – Dr. Portia Preston

“If you're not where you want to be, create a space to get to where you want to go.” – Dr. Shanea Clancy