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

Apply the ROAR filter if you want to be a voice worth hearing THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF VOICES CLAMORING TO BE HEARD. HOW DO YOU INSURE YOURS IS A VOICE WORTH LISTENING TO? ROAR IS A FILTER WHICH MUST BE APPLIED BY SERIOUS COMMUNICATORS There are so many people these days who have a phone, a lamp, a microphone, and access to Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and more... which means they now have...

Navigating a crisis will teach you tons about people you lead. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED SO FAR IN THIS CRASH COURSE ON CRISIS NAVIGATION? Here are a few things I have learned just by observing people through conversations, social media and other interactions: Personal preconceived biases are real and drive behavior subconsciously. Political affiliations and loyalties drive more decisions than most ad...

WHAT IF THE OUTSIDER IS THE ONE TO REINVENTS YOUR INDUSTRY? AMAZON, iTunes, Netflix NONE OF THESE WERE LEADERS OF THE INDUSTRY THEY NOW DOMINATE. If you are a leader in your industry look around and ask yourself the question: What industry outsider has proposed ideas which seem to make sense with a few tweaks? Now, look for opportunities to partner with them! It has been true of almost every major...

IF THE CRISIS WERE OVER IN A FEW SHORT WEEKS, WILL YOU HAVE INVESTED THE TIME? PASSED THE TIME? OR WASTED THE TIME? Most Americans admire or are envious of the European Holiday. Not just the destinations but the 30 days of respite. 30 days to rest, relax, recoup and rejuvenate. 30 days to do what ever you wish. 30 days to unplug from the daily grind. What an incredible opportunity to step out of t...

WEEDS GROW STRONGER WHILE THE GRASS IS DORMANT. HOW DO YOU APPLY THIS METAPHOR TO THE PANDEMIC? Every fall the beautifully manicured lawns of St Augustine grass begin the process of “shutting down for winter.” The grass goes dormant, turns brown, stalls its growth and spreading process in wait for the spring. Meanwhile, all the weeds in the universe seem to migrate to the well watered, healthy soi...

#STORYPOWER AND PAPER TIGERS: - WHY WOULD A STORY TELLER INVOLVE PAPER TIGERS? - WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF A PAPER TIGER? - CAN YOU GIVE ME AN ILLUSTRATION OF HOW A COMMUNICATOR MIGHT USE A PAPER TIGER? (Listen to the audio) Paper tigers are tools for rhetoric, tools for persuasion, tools for control. A good leader or communicator will have more effective, IMHO more ethical tools. A weak or intention...

WHAT IS A PAPER TIGER?! WHAT MAKES THEM SO DANGEROUS?! Watch the video #leadingleaderspodcast 4-9-20 The danger of the paper tiger is the loss of perspective, the conjured emotions, the manufactured fear, the intentional manipulation and the nefarious activity going just out of view. The real risk is the danger lurking behind the tiger. Remember the inflatable tanks used during WW2? If not, do som...

ARE YOU AWARE? AWARENESS IS THE KEY TO TRANSFORMATION! “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!!” This is a redneck philosophy which carries a ton of basic common sense. The balance against this philosophy is the idea of incremental improvement other wise known as consistent personal growth. The challenge for the “don’t fix it crowd” is the threat of never improving, growing or addressing the issues whic...

#STORYPOWER and the RAS - HOW “TIME TRAVEL” IS ACCOMPLISHED EFFECTIVELY. Watch the video #leadingleaderspodcast 4-7-20 Simply speaking, the RAS is like a filter responsible for what thoughts, memories, and stimulus input your conscious mind actual receives and processes. There are certain events in your life which may choose not to recall because they are too painful. There are other memories you...

IS #STORYPOWER A TOOL FOR INCEPTION by J Loren Norris “Your story is not just your story, because life doesn't happen in a vacuum. What you felt is not what everyone felt. Beware the impact your story carries.” J Loren Norris Use of word pictures presumes and relies on the idea that every hearer of your word picture shares the same emotional engagement with the scene as teller of the story. Rememb...

ECHO CHAMBER? SOUNDING BOARD? BRAIN STORM? MASTERMIND? It’s pretty amazing how many people express loud, brash, passionate even vehement opinions which they have never really pondered to the full extent. They have never asked the simple questions like, “How did I come to that conclusion?” “Do I believe this because I have evidence or experience to verify this notion?” “Do I believe and repeat this...

PERSPECTIVE. PERSPECTIVE CHANGES. PERSPECTIVE CHANGES EVERYTHING When we change how we look at things, the things we look at seem to change as well. Dr. Caroline Leaf calls it the Multiple Perspective Advantage. So far as we are able to understand, it is a phenomenon of human psychological make up, meaningfully no other animals are capable of this exercise. Simply put, we have the unique ability t...

HOW MUCH TIME HAVE YOU SPENT THINKING ABOUT YOUR COME BACK AFTER THE GLOBAL SHIFT OF COVID 19? The question should not be “Will I mount a come back when all this isolation is over?”, but rather, “How will I mount a comeback when this is all over?” Some are focused only on how to make money in lean times. Some are focused on the fear of contracting the disease. Some are focused on the loss of life,...

GULLIBLE IS ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING “YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW.” If you are a leader who knows what others don’t, who takes advantage of their ignorance YOU ARE A SHAMEFUL FOOL! Yes, if you are one of the following: - Political leaders who make rules regarding stock trading in order to participate in “insider trading” which is illegal to anyone else. - Political leaders who manipulate laws...

STRESS AND PRESSURE LEAD TO BAD DECISIONS. Values will offset the stress!! Decisions made under pressure are often decisions made with little evaluation of the long term consequences. Most humans will succumb to the “fight or flight” emotions, hormones and biochemicals in the brain and body. These instincts generally push us to make decisions which solve ONLY what seems to be the immediate threat...

WHO GETS YOUR STUFF WHEN YOU DIE? BETTER QUESTION WHO TAKES CARE OF THOSE YOU CARE ABOUT WHEN YOU CAN’T? “If your child has physical, emotional or mental challenges, careful estate planning is crucial. One of the most important reasons to create a proper estate plan is to preserve the child’s eligibility for government benefits and other programs. There are many things that could go wrong and jeop...

Whose to blame? Who’s fault is it? Who do we hold accountable for all the loss of life, the loss of jobs, companies, stock market? Is there one person to blame? I think the answer is NO. I believe we all have some part to play. I also believe we all have to be willing to TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for the elements we can control. We need to acknowledge that the reality of doing our part is about US. ​ So...

THIS SECRET #1 STRATEGY HELPS YOU WIN, WHEN LIFE SUCKS! LIFE IS ABOUT ATTITUDE. YOU SHOULD GET ONE!! “THAT SUCKS. WHAT NOW?” Here’s an excerpt from Attitude Hack - also part of the audio training available linked below. “If those thoughts become beliefs, become attitudes, become actions, become behaviors, it's just what you do again and again and again without thinking. Those habits, when they're...

4 STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS IN THE MIDST OF COVID QUARANTINE “Whatever industry you earning your income in, regardless the niche, demographic or geography of your ideal client, your world is under the weight of global economic and societal transformation. Yesterday’s normal is no more. How will you adapt?’’ J Loren Norris Click to watch the video KNOW WHAT BUSINESS YOU’RE REALLY IN. TRY NEW THINGS. B...

ARE YOU READY FOR WHATS COMING? “You can’t be ready for what’s coming, when NO ONE KNOWS what’s coming. You can be preparing for ‘anything’ to be flexible, capable and competent regardless what comes.” J Loren Norris Click READ MORE to watch the #leadingleaderspodcast video http://www.jlorennorris.com/podcast/are-you-ready-for-whats-next-not-likely Watch #leadingleaderspodcast 3-23-20. #leadership...

FREEDOM. LIBERTY. INDEPENDENCE - NONE OF THESE INCLUDE RECKLESS AUTONOMY. “Just because you have the freedom to act like a fool, does not mean it’s wise to do so. Freedom is power and demands responsible application.” J Loren Norris ​ Watch the video #leadingleaderspodcast 3-17-20 LEADING LEADERS PODCAST with J Loren Norris providing daily leadership video lessons promoting faith, family and freed...

DECEPTION IS EASY IF YOU HIDE OR REMOVE THE SOURCE OF TRUTH - FOUNDATIONAL INFORMATION “From news reports with questionable motives and intentions, to stories delivered as “eye witness reports” with no first hand knowledge of the facts, deception comes in many forms.” J Loren Norris Watch the video #leadingleaderspodcast 3-16-20 LEADING LEADERS PODCAST with J Loren Norris providing daily leadershi...

WHAT IF WE HAD A “RUN” ON SELF AWARENESS EQUAL TO THE “RUN” ON TP? ​Desperation to have something is driven with passion and zeal when the something is considered “mission critical” or “life necessity”. Where is the desperate search for awareness? No amount of stock piled toilet tissue will not stop the spread of the corona virus #COVID19. However, awareness to follow precautions will. Awareness o...

WHATS THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT DAY IN YOUR LIFE? WHAT PRICE WOULD YOU PAY TO FIND OUT? Are you a blank slate and the sum of your life is the result of the mud everyone else has slung at you? Are you preprogrammed for a certain level of accomplishment and success with no say in the matter of your career, education and income? Are you destined to become only what society and culture determine for y...

WHEN FEAR AND PAIN COLLIDE THE RESULT IS A RELATIONSHIP TIME BOMB WAITING TO GO OFF... Speculations are, more people will suffer financial loss in this season of COVID19, than will suffer the loss of their health or the loss of a loved one. When we consider the ripple effect and the long term impact of income loss, job loss and opportunity loss, the fear and pain of these losses can look like repo...