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

Pay attention to Field of Focus. Depth of Field & Perspective. We already know “you will get more of what you focus on.” That’s why we teach young drivers not to stare at the oncoming head lights - you will unintentionally drift into them. We also know perspective matters. How you look at things changes the magnitude of the thing - position, angle and light play huge roles. Finally, we also kn...

REJECTION IS AN ATTITUDE! Don’t let rejection or the fear of rejection derail your destiny. By definition attitude = thoughts + feelings. Rejection is how you feel when the thoughts of others influence your thoughts of yourself. Parents feel rejection when their kids rebel.  Teachers feel rejection when students don’t progress.  Coaches feel rejection when teams don’t thrive and win.&nbs...

“I am not your friend, I am your boss.” This Attitude has gone the way of the dinosaur. Friendliness is a top trait to exercise for leaders. To be absolutely clear: friendliness and friendship are not the same. But tyrannical dictatorship and leadership are not either. There remains a need for proper protocol and protection of information while maintaining respectful and respectable relationships....

How do you you remain relevant as a leader in a gig based economy? LIVE FROM SAN DIEGO, Ca When LinkedIn tells you, as they did in today’s updates, it seems people who “Play the job Swotheroo” seem to earn more. WHAT?!? “”In the latest sign of a strong job market, employees who jump from job to job are getting bigger paychecks than their counterparts who stay put, per a recent report. And companie...

Leaders serve OTHERS FIRST. Not self. Not mission. Not profit. Not reputation. Not manipulation. OTHERS.  LEADING LEADERS PODCAST with J Loren Norris providing daily leadership video lessons promoting faith, family and freedom for Tell It Like It Is TV .  Blog & Online Courses - www.jlorennorris.com/podcast #LEADINGLEADERSPODCAST Copyright 2019 Tell It Like It Is, Inc. All rights res...

Privilege? Or perseverance, priority and persistence? Yes, some people have an easier start to life than others. Some find themselves in better circumstances from birth due to decisions made by their parents and grand parents. Sometimes those circumstances were imposed upon them by culture, societal norms, and demographics. Sometimes those circumstances were based on educational limitations, acces...

Are you disillusioned? What illusion were you under to begin with? How many ways have you been deceived? How many times have you been deceived? Are your eyes playing tricks on you? Or has the trickery been intentional on someone else’s part? Truth is we all have a loose relationship with what we “know to be reality!” Whether by trickery, deception or just wishful thinking, what IS TRUE is often di...

If you have ever missed an appointment, you know the anxiety which follows.  LEADERS PREPARE FOR COSMIC APPOINTMENTS How long before I can reschedule? Will this person still trust me to show up after this? How can I prove my trustworthiness in this relationship? Will they hire me now?  If you miss the port call when the cruise ship leaves, you have a long swim home. The captain is very c...

What is your most valuable asset? Education? Experience? Bank Account? Friends?  Leaders need to be willing to look deep inside if they are “treasure hunting” to discover the value of themselves.  It’s not your education but how you apply it. It’s not your experience but how well you can convey the lessons learned for someone else to employ. It’s not the bank balance but the ways in whic...

What makes you angry? Or what is anger? Leaders need to know both answers.  The nature and climate of our current culture is a fascinating part of human evolution. The rate at which society is changing and the factors which are causing it might blow your mind.  Anger. Frustration. Finger pointing. Outbursts of rage. Violence (in the streets and in the work place). Distrust. Jealousy. All...

What are the strengths and talents of the people you lead? If you don’t know, how can you hope to lead them well? It might seem when you encounter a great leader that you have met a mind reader. Chances are you have met someone who is intuitive toward and compassionate about the people they lead. They have “done their homework” about the people around them. They understand the motivations, curiosi...

WHAT LEADERS DO: An analogy. While we all enjoy the feeling of eating a good robust meal, we don’t all have to time prepare one.  If you consider the time, effort and expense of harvesting the meats or proteins, the veggies, the fruits, the grains necessary to complete your nutritional food pyramid for one meal, your mind would already be exhausted.  But you still must cut and slice and...

Passion without process is poison. Let that sink in to your business plan for a minute.  How many people have you encountered who have a great passion for their business or hobby but attack their passion with no systematic approach and no help? Like a kitten in a paper bag violently running one side to the other, struggling against imaginary barriers, becoming exhausted with all the effort ye...

Training your own RAS is the beginning of neuroplasticity. Effective Leaders do it well and often.  Your memory and recall are not the same. Scientists now tell us we technically never forget something we experience. The question is, can we intentionally and selectively recall the information when we need it? Can we CHOOSE NOT TO RECALL the information which does not serve us well?  The...

Leaders beware! Apathy leads to atrophy!  If you get careless as a leader, soon enough you couldn’t care less.  It’s easy to get wrapped up you your own drama. What’s going on at home, in family relationships, in personal finances and forget about the deadlines and challenges at work. The opposite is true as well sometimes we are so focused on work we seem uncaring about all those other...

Leaders do what must be done. Not what their title decrees. How often have you seen a real leader look down on a job or task? How often have you seen a power hungry manager with a title do the same? Generally a real leader knows they MUST DO what MUST BE DONE because the team goals and team success matter far more than the prestige of the title leader.  If you are a leader. Lead. Don’t wait....

Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Those who DON’T LEARN HISTORY have little choice. ​ As we celebrate America’s Birthday and Independence I want every leader of every level to reflect for a moment and ask yourself “have I actually searched beyond what I was intentionally taught to discover the truth?” Now I am not necessarily claiming a conspiracy theory, but as an Americ...

The best coach in the NFL cannot win the Super Bowl without a team of players who follow the game plan, do their homework, and execute the play calls with excellence.  No executive coach, life coach, leadership coach or communication coach can bring you or your organization to a greater level of success all alone either.  Many of the better coaches and mentors I have worked with as peers...

Connections require conscientious commitment. Selfishness and self awareness are not compatible.  Many people in business for themselves attend networking events to meet new people in an attempt to grow their business.  One challenge I see for many people, myself included is keeping the focus on BEING RELEVANT FOR OTHERS! When we attend such functions with a focus on what we can get, we...

Leadership demands a feedback loop. ​Managers and employees alike need to know where they stand.  Expectations like communication are all too often left at the door. Meaning everyone assumes they have been expressed, received and understood when they have not.  It is hard to live up to unknown expectations. As a result, there is an impression of failure on the part of the employee, stude...

Niche marketing is a daunting task. What is my niche? How do I reach them? How do I build know, like and trust with them? Who do you like to do business with? My guess is your reflexive answer is “people who have money to pay me for what I do!!” That is likely true, but wouldn’t you also agree, there are certain types of people you so enjoy working with you would almost be willing to serve them fo...

Sharpening requires FRICTION. No axe, knife, razor can have a refined edged without friction so it is as a leader. Friction comes in community and culture. When we surround ourselves with people who rub us the wrong way we have an opportunity to be sharpened. Leaders must be willing to ask the tough questions, not of their team, but of themselves. Am I leading well? Am I caring for others in my ch...

Are you playing peek-a-boo with your own success? We all hide from what scares us most. Sometimes we hide from what we love too. We cover our eyes then close them right and almost in disbelief open them again is astonishment. Leaders are often held at bay of their own success because they feel undeserving. Oh they want the success. They crave the end of the struggling. They long for a day when fin...

What if it doesn’t belong there? What if you introduce a “foreign body” into your culture or environment? The same thing which happens in the human body. The violent reaction of infection, illness, rejection which is designed within the astounding physiological machine we abide in is just like the reaction a culture experiences to something which doesn’t belong. As leaders at any level, you must b...

Leaders must clearly express a strategic plan for others to follow. Do you have a vision for yourself, for your team, for your goals?? It’s needed that a leader have a vision. It is required that a leader have goals. But while a powerfully compelling vision and a set of SMART goals will get a leader moving in the direction of result, a solid strategic plan is required for others to participate. Ho...