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

OMG!! ITS MORE VIRAL THEN COVID 19, DOES MORE HARM THAN THE CORONA VIRUS AND ITS CARRIED BY EVERY HUMAN!! Heart disease, hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure, immunity deficiencies, emotional instability, hormone imbalances, swelling of the joints, deterioration of bones and joints all of these are a direct biophysical result of ONE VIRAL CONTRIBUTING PROBLEM! Yes, these are medical prob...

ACTION WITH PERSISTENCE BEATS ALMOST EVERY OTHER QUALITY, TALENT OR TRAIT. More than anything in your life, the greatest contributing factor to success may rest in persistence alone. Its not those who have the greatest education, the greatest connections, the greatest wit, the best talent or even those with the greatest “new ideas”. Success belongs to those who absolutely will not quit! No matter...

WHAT PART OF YOUR STORY MATTERS? TO YOUR CUSTOMERS? TO YOUR TEAM? TO YOU? Only the part you tell? Only the part others tell? Only the part that makes them act? Ie: to buy, to buy in or to comply? Many people have a specific part of their story they dwell upon. They want to hide certain aspects of their story and highlight other aspects. They want to tell the part of the story which makes them seem...

FEAR WILL OWN YOU IF YOU LET IT. ​IT’S A CHOICE. DON’T LET IT! Have you ever heard or used the phrase “SCARED TO DEATH?!?” Did you know it can actually happen? Especially if you already have a heart condition. Stress does horrible things to the human body. Inflammation, cancer cells, high blood pressure and other negative impacts are common effects of stress - which can be induced by, magnified or...

DIVERSITY. COMMUNITY. COLLABORATION. VISION. TRANSFORMATION. “Regardless how grand and glorious your plans for the future, the same process, practices and pretenses that got you here will not get you there. YOU NEED A DIVERSE TEAM with common values and a shared VISION!” J Loren Norris LEADING LEADERS PODCAST with J Loren Norris providing daily leadership video lessons promoting faith, family and...

WHAT STORY DO YOU TELL ABOUT THOSE CLOSEST TO YOU? In everyday conversation we find reasons to talk about people who occupy our mental real estate. People who come to mind on a regular basis make an impact in who we are. Our chatting with others will reveal much about those closest to us in the same way it reveals much about us. It is through this reasoning we can learn about people and their frie...

“TRUST TAKES YEARS TO ESTABLISH AND SECONDS TO DESTROY” HOW LONG DOES DISTRUST LAST? ​ From companies who have been embezzled, spouses who have been betrayed, children who have been abused to citizens who have been misled destroying trust only takes moments. Years of employment, years of marriage, years of peace, would all seem like indicators everything is OK. But the moment a lie comes to light...

DO YOU PROJECT YOUR LIMITING BELIEFS ON THE PEOPLE YOU LEAD? We all have beliefs systems. All of us. Every human being has a belief system or perhaps more than one. We have developed them through the course of our life and either proven them to be “true based on experience” or at least repeated them so often we believe them to be true even if we have never actually experienced them. Most of these...

WORD CHOICE IS A POWERFUL PROGRAMMING TOOL FOR STORY TELLERS AND WORLD LEADERS. From racial slurs to politically motivated character assassinations, some words have been given meaning for the sole purpose of manipulation. I once had a man ask “What right do you have to criminalize an article of clothing?” Alone, the question is an interesting choice of words. The idea on the other hand would conju...

TWO MYTHS ABOUT STORY TELLING FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE. There are millions of people who talk about the power of story telling to “close the deal”, as an elevator pitch, or even as a primary form of teaching. There are also millions who see their own life’s story as a premise for a book, movie or screen play. While there is great validity in using story telling as an art form or even as a primary means...

BABIES AND LEADERS SHARE THE SAME FEAR!! AT SOME POINT THEY MIGHT SHARE A GREATER DANGER THAN WHAT THEY FEAR! ​ Babies have a fear of falling. It’s why they gasp for breath when a parent is Holding them and moves too suddenly. The fear of falling they say is the only natural born fear in human beings. Leaders also have a healthy fear of falling. They fear losing their status, their influence, thei...

ATTITUDE MAY WELL BE THE DEMISE OF OUR CULTURE - HERE’S WHY... The story YOU tell YOURSELF informs the way you think and feel about YOURSELF and EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING around you. If you remind yourself daily that you are a thug, a failure, a loser and you have to take care of your own interests at all costs because no one else will - you can see how deep the struggle gets - QUICKLY! If the story...

“Self discipline makes consistency possible. Consistency compounds. Consistency is the prerequisite to excellence. Consistency establishes your reputation. Consistency provides security for other people.” John C Maxwell This “reputation” is the beginning of respect. When your doing and being match, respect is a bi-product of the excellence of consistency. Many people believe the “lack of respect”...

2 SIMPLE STEPS TO GET THE USELESS CRUD OUT OF YOUR LIFE. Regardless the type of crud you are experiencing, mental crud, emotional crud, physical crud, spiritual crud the process is the same and it’s unbelievably simple. The challenge for most humans is rests in step #1. Step #2 is really simple to conceive and to do, but it demands that step #1 be done first. Most people want to skip #1 and go str...

WHERE YOU GIVE YOUR TIME, TALENT, TREASURE and ATTENTION says more about you than your title or brand campaign. Do you give? Do you donate? Do you volunteer? Do you tithe? Are they the same? You’ll have to watch the video to understand my take on it. It probably is not what you think.... Watch the video #leadingleaderspodcast 2-5-20 LEADING LEADERS PODCAST with J Loren Norris providing daily leade...

JUST REMEMBER - RESISTANCE MIGHT USE ENERGY BUT MIGHT ALSO PRODUCE NEW POWER. Many people face resistance, push back, struggle at different stages of their life and success journey. This resistance may look like an attack on character, assault on relationships, aggravation from past mistakes, accusations against accomplishments, argument assailing education. Whatever form resistance takes, the obj...

WHAT IS A REAL MAN? It is truly sad to say but we could ask that question of 1000 different people over the last three generations and not get one solidified or unified and consistent answer. I am not sure there has been an answer to that question which pleases everyone for centuries or more. Some would say a professional athlete is the model of a “real man”. Someone who works hard and plays hard....

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DECIDE SOMETHING ISN’T WORKING AND MOVE ON? One of the marks of a solid leader is the ability to make decisions. - Rapidly - Decisively - Risk Aware RAPIDLY There was an old phrase which came up frequently when I played billiards competitively. “Think long. Think wrong.” Basically it was a reminder that at this level, you have enough insight, wisdom, experience and intuiti...

KINDNESS. COMPASSION. EMPATHY. Are these the make up of the new work force? Or THE BUZZ WORDS of an unachievable dream? Kindness is something we learned in kindergarten. Kindness is something we learned from Thumper’s mother in the Bambi movie. Kindness is the bedrock of most human relationships. Kindness demands selflessness, focus on others and attention to emotional needs of others. Kindness so...

SELF CARE MATTERS. Do you have a mental maintenance agreement? Most people buy a warranty when they buy a new car. An after market maintenance agreement will cover repairs to save you the out of pocket costs of certain repairs. The same with expensive electronics, appliances and even jewelry. If it’s a big investment, you need to make the additional investment to make sure it is cover in order to...

If you really believe what you do makes a difference, why keep it secret? ​ Freelancers, solopreneurs, contractors and others who work for them self’s in this gig based economy often spend much of their time and money “honing their craft” as they should. Unfortunately, the process often prevents them from growing their business. They spend all their time, energy and attention not to mentions money...

JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU’RE WASTING YOUR TIME. BOOM! Yes! We all need a DON’T QUIT NOW reminder from time to time. Oddly, it does not always come as intentional encouragement. People don’t always sense your desperation and frustration and come riding in on a white horse to save you from yourself. Sometimes the courage to go on, the reminder you have purpose the inspiration to try another day comes...

MY POINT OF VIEW MIGHT OFFEND YOU. ​CAN YOU HANDLE IT? “It’s your point of view which makes you unique. Otherwise you’re generic like the millions of other people who do what you do.” Seth Godin “The truth by its nature is offensive because humans by their nature are not truthful.” J Loren Norris There are beliefs I hold which are not completely true and I wrestle with them because I have believed...

HYPE VS REALITY - which one do you actually buy-in to? After decades in advertising and marketing I realize the simple way to get the attention you want for your product or service is to “tell the end user exactly what the want to hear.” If they want to join your fitness club so they can look good by summer, it’s easier to sell a “beach body” than hours of grueling, painful, sweat inducing labor....

WHO POOPED YOUR PANTS? This questions seems odd I know. The idea is foreign unless you have some really cruel and uncouth pranksters in your life. Surely no one else has access or even desire to perform such a dastardly deed. Such a foul act would require the darkest of hearts!!! Yet everyday we look at the circumstances and situations in our lives and we realize something could has happened in ou...