Episode 229: Henry Cloud - "Be So Good They Can't Ignore You"

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"If you're a leader, you will get what you create or what you allow."

Show Notes:

Henry constantly striving to do more... Why?
- "I'm a practitioner, need to continue doing the work"
Advice to "normal" people who have a 9-5 job. Henry was willing to start with very little money, but grew into his passion slowly and kept at it.
Inflection points -- My football career. Henry's gradual growth. Critical mass moments -- Henry did leadership coaching and consulting from day 1.
"You have to love what you do."
"You have to get moving."
"My first book Integrity was written based on my teaching for 15 years."
Boundaries -- A simple, yet profound concept - A property line: This is you
"In relationships, people put pressure on us"
Leaders are "ridiculously in charge" -- "If you're leading it, you're in charge"
"If you're a leader, you will get what you create or what you allow"
3 Keys to Executive Success (Executive Functions Of The Brain):
- Attend to most important/what's relevant -- Need to name the priority -- Boundary of Attention
- No multi-tasking. Your brain CANNOT do this -- Inhibit everything else
- Working memory - Must be a flow to it
Advice for listeners who have a bad boss?
- Don't fret, we've all been there
- Create your own culture, do lunch and learns, build what you want within the situation
Vision Statement -- Get so good they will say, "What are they doing?" How do we grow? How can we do that?"
- Perform, develop leaders in your own corner of the world/buisness
"Be So Good They Can't Ignore You"
"They work their butt off"

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