42 - Leadership 101: Top Lessons For Leading a Movement or Team
The journey to becoming a great leader isn’t easy. Listen in as I share my top eight lessons for leading a movement or team in today’s episode of Payday With Rayray."
“There’s so much room for good quality, embodied, real-ass leadership in this world.”
– Rachel Bell
In this episode, I share why you must grow as a person and a leader in order to achieve your biggest goals. You’ll hear me break down the eight biggest lessons I’ve learned on my journey, and you’ll learn the hard questions to ask yourself so you can stand confidently in your power and lead. Being a leader is a massive honor and a great responsibility, but it’s totally worth it for those who are up for the challenge. Are you?
Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from me in this episode:
How I’ve developed as a leader.
How to be PROACTIVE on the journey.
The EIGHT biggest lessons I’ve learned on my leadership journey.
The difference between what’s your FAULT and what’s your RESPONSIBILITY.
HARD (but necessary) questions to ask yourself.
Show Notes
01:25 – Introducing today’s episode: How I’ve developed as a leader.
02:40 – You need to grow into the type of person that can achieve your bigger goals.
05:10 – Information about OCA.
07:50 – This journey will challenge you; it pays to be proactive.
09:23 – Leadership has required lessons along the way.
10:07 – Lesson #1: Have a clear mission that you can always stand behind.
13:00 – What values did you love as a kid?
13:40 – Lesson #2: Character.
14:50 – What is the most effective and aligned character to carry this responsibility?
15:30 – Lesson #3: Radical ownership.
15:50 – Be the most responsible and strongest version of yourself.
17:20 – Take responsibility and don’t blame others.
18:15 – Always ask, “How did I create this?”
19:00 – Lesson #4: Integrity.
10:35 – There are always opportunities to enhance your integrity.
21:00 – Lesson #5: Authenticity.
21:20 – It’s okay to be exactly where you are; be patient and accepting of yourself.
22:10 – Lesson #6: Hold many perspectives.
22:30 – Balance, look for the grey zones, clarify, and move forward.
25:15 – Lesson #7: Be okay with having a thankless duty.
29:45 – Set boundaries and sometimes believe in people more than they believe in themselves.
26:55 – Don’t hold resentments and have difficult conversations.
28:00 – Ask: “What is aligned?”
28:00 – Lesson #8: Enhancing and expanding consciousness.
28:20 – Leadership is a devotion to the highest possible level of consciousness.
29:50 – Things may not be your fault, but moving forward is your responsibility.
31:50 – This is a hard but necessary conversation to see what you’re truly capable of.
Exercise
Review the 8 lessons above in bold. Which need your attention most right now?
“Have a vision for who you want to become and be totally patient and accepting of yourself on the way there.”
– Rachel Bell
