Leading Leaders Podcast by StoryPowerAcademy.com Studio with Host and Exectuive Coach J Loren Norris

HOW DO I INCREASE MY NUMBER OF FRIENDS, FOLLOWERS, TRIBE, INFLUENCE? The more we mature, the more we would expect our questions and concerns to follow suit. Unfortunately, we find the questions are the same. Today they were in the elementary cafeteria, they are simply vocalized differently. What we asked then was, how do get more friends, better friends, truer friends, more reliable friends. Today...

WHAT IF I REALLY SCREW UP? WILL YOU STILL... “Loyalty, patience, grace, understanding these are all human connections in limited supply. The fear of lost relationships, lost careers, lost opportunities and lost reputation have always been a deterrent to abhorant behavior, but even more today than ever before the threat of lost love has taken hold and drives men and women alike into an anxious stat...

DOES ANYONE CARE IF THIS EPISODE IS LIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA? “What is the saturation point of attention? When is too much LIVE, too much to care about? Will social media reach the point of “din” rather than a prominant voice? Will there become a time that so many voices clambering to be heard will become irrelevant background noise? What is the tipping point of online marketing? When everyone is stan...

HOW DO I GET A REAL JOB? In the shadow of Y2K and the dot com bust many people were left jobless and near hopeless. In his block buster and economy rattling book Brand You 50, Tom Peters said - “Don’t worry about job security, its a myth. Instead focus on employment security.” I have to say, two decades later, his words are still resonating with incredible truth and resilience. If you have spent a...

AM I A FAILUE IF I FAIL? “Failure is an event or an incident, not an identity! Too often we allow our mistakes, bad choices, short comings and unpleasant experiences to become our motivating factors and driving forces. When we do this, we allow them to shape not just what we’ve done, but who we are. Success is not defined by what we gain, but by who we become along the way. We must never allow the...

IS CHIVALRY DEAD? WHY SHOULD I USE IT? by J Loren Norris If chivalry means manipulation, dominating, abusing, taking advantage of others, then it should be “dead”. If the meaning of chivalry is exercising curtesy and politeness and friendliness with nothing to gain but becoming a better human - LONG LIVE CHIVALRY! Many people were victimized by “old world ideas” of the dark ages such as the inquis...

What is a real friend? “Followers, frenemies and fake friends abound, but a real friend is the one who will tell you when you screw up royally, and still be your friend.” J Loren Norris If you want to have friends, be a friend. That saying is as old and reliably true as the proverbial “golden rule.” No amount of manipulation, arm twisting or bribery will garner your real friends. Sure, you can pay...

How important is work ethic? There are really three schools of thought on the question of work ethic. School #1 Work Ethic is KING or QUEEN This school of thought basically extols work ethic, grind, hustle, persistence, hard work or even grit as the primary driver and indicator of success. The majority of people who hold this view are hard working, blue color (and some white color), “self made” Su...

Why should I journal? What’s the point?​ More than thirty years ago I began to journal. Some of the things written down are personal thoughts I needed to process and Have zero value to be revealed. Most of the things written down were ideas, notions or concepts which stretched my mind. Inventions and perspectives which challenged me and the people around me at the time. Some of those ideas were la...

WATCH HOW A YOUNG MAN TREATS HIS MOTHER... In a matter of minutes you will have a pretty good grip on his ability to honor others even if he disagrees, his patience with being given directions, his grace and respect for the opposite sex and his empathetic compassion for people in general. Of course, he could be acting just to curry favor. He could be putting on a show just to impress an observer,...

Who needs a mentor? What is the Value Of A Mentor? Who Needs A Mentor? Only a fool believes they know all there is to know. Everyone else realizes there are gaps in some area of their knowledge, wisdom, education, or experience in life. Because this is true, on the fool says, “I need no mentor!” Here are three things you should consider where seeking a mentor, IMHO. 1. Do they have the knowledge o...

DO I REALLY HAVE A GIFT? This is a question many adults struggle with. It is a question EVERY ADOLESCENT HUMAN struggles with. Everyone, everywhere on the planet is anxious to know: DO I HAVE A GIFT? Am I unique? Am I wanted? Am I special? Am I worthwhile? Do I have a purpose? Let me answer with a resounding YES!! You do!! Everyone with breath in them has a gift, is a gift and can be a gift. “The...

WHY SHOULD I READ BOOKS? WHY SHOULD I READ? SHORT ANSWER: ‘ Cause you don’t wanna be a DUMMY! LONG ANSWER: Reading enlightens, informs, prepares, educates and empowers people. NOT JUST WHITE PEOPLE, but all people, BROWN PEOPLE, BLACK PEOPLE, ASIAN PEOPLE, ANY PEOPLE. If you are capable of reading and desire to be no ones fool READ BOOKS! As many as you can! If you are not capable of reading, lay...

DRAGGING THE PAST FORWARD WILL NOT SPEED YOU TO THE FUTURE by J Loren Norris THERE IS AN ALBATROSS TO SUCCESS WHICH MOST UNSUCCESSFUL PEOPLE PERCEIVE AS THEIR KEY TO OPPORTUNITY. Like that extension cord caught on everything in the shed, there are elements of your past which will follow you destructively into your future if you do not consciously decide to disentangle them. J Loren Norris Many peo...

SUCCESS IS NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU GAIN BUT ABOUT WHO YOU BECOME ALONG THE WAY. Most of my life I have struggled with the word SUCCESS. I have fought through seasons of living on food stamps and potato soup. I have also held jobs with near six figure salaries and unlimited income potential. I grew up hearing “the rich get richer and the poor go broke and its the rich peoples fault.” I have longed for a...

DON’T BE FOOLED - MATURITY DOES NOT COME WITH AGE by J Loren Norris THIS MORNING MY ADULT SON ASKED ME: “WHY DO SOME PEOPLE IN THEIR 30s STILL LIVE IN ‘TEENAGED DRAMA’?” What is it about DRAMA at any age that attracts people? Why do some people seem so inclined to DRAMA, they will create it when there is none? Why do some people seem to thrive in DRAMA laced situations, circumstances and even rela...

LEADERS MUST DISAGREE AGREEABLY TO GROW INFLUENCE by J Loren Norris CAN YOU DISAGREE AGREEABLE? CAN YOU MAKE A CONSTRUCTIVE COUNTER POINT WITHOUT NAME CALLING? IF NOT, LEADING WILL BE DIFFICULT. “Never argue with an idiot. They’ll simply drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” Mark Twain There are many ways to get your point across. There are many platforms, mediums and media t...

WHAT IT IS VS WHAT YOU CALL IT - DECEIT OR IGNORANCE by J Loren Norris PERHAPS ITS CODE. PERHAPS IS MANIPULATION. PERHAPS ITS DECEIT. PERHAPS ITS IGNORANCE. So many issues, challenges, disagreements, arguments, divisions and debates are driven by differences in understanding. We call it a communication gap. What if that gap is intentionally being created by the misappropriation of meaning? Its one...

YOUR BEST IDEA, YOUR GREATEST THOUGHT, YOUR WILDEST DREAM, YOUR MOST VIVD VISION ARE NOTHING - UNTIL ACTION IS TAKEN! ARE YOU READY TO ACT? Its terribly easy to make excuses for allowing your dreams to slip away into the vapor of the morning fog. Its awfully cruel for a simpleton who has no dreams, to dash yours upon the rocks or to mock them into oblivion. Its heart wrenchingly common to experien...

IF YOU HAD TO CONVINCE ME OF A LIE, HOW WOULD YOU DO IT? IF YOU NEEDED TO CONVINCE ME THAT BROCCOLI WAS THE BOUNTIFUL, NUTRITIOUS GREEN LEAFY PLANT READILY AVAILABLE IN EVERY LAWN, HOW WOULD YOU DO IT? There are some ideas which benefit one crowd over another. There are certain ideologies which bear no truth whatsoever, but the fact that people believe them and are willing to invest their time, ta...

ITS NEVER TO LATE TO START OVER. START NOW!! "My life has been a litany of tragedies, train wrecks and bad trajectories. I came from potato soup and food stamps and I am determined to never go back. I want to help you get out of your rut and on your way to living a more excellent life." J Loren Norris EXCERPT FROM AMAZON: LIVE A MORE EXCELLENT LIFE - BOOK Have you ever tried to paint a picture wit...

Is it time for an educational revolution? WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO STUDY? WHAT DO YOU ENJOY LEARNING? When you consider the process of learning, the purpose of education and the structure of teaching, you will realize it has been purposed for the last century with a specific goal. The out put is the focus, not the development of the learner or the expression of the child/ student. If you were to ask yo...

What stories will you tell of Q-1, 2020? #storypower: HOW WILL YOU EXPLAIN THE SHIFT OF THE LAST 90 DAYS TO YOUR GRANDCHILDREN? Today’s #leadingleaderspodcast is a clarion call to record and recall the emotions and events of Q-1 2020. #storypower is a read/ write tool. There is a VERY SPECIFIC REASON isis destroys historical documents, monuments and places... to REWRITE the story. Now is a precipi...

#STORYPOWER IS HOW CHILDHOOD STORIES SHAPE OR SABOTAGE TODAY’S SUCCESS by J Loren Norris Most people have a slightly different view of their “growing up life” than their parents or even their siblings have of the same time period. This is because we all want to believe the very best about ourselves. We will naturally preserve “self” in the most threatening circumstances, even if that’s in the stor...

HOW TO SELL AN IDEA IN ONE SIMPLE STEP by J Loren Norris You can work harder. You can work smarter. Or you can work RIGHT. When it comes to new and grand ideas, helping them spread, take hold and gain traction is NOT A MATTER OF WORKING HARDER. WORK HARDER: Many people want to “hold their cards close to the vest” and keep their idea protected. I get it. Intellectual property has a name and a value...