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316 – How to Become the Leader YOU and Your Team Need (Part 2)

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This is Part 2 of the special mini-series all about LEADERSHIP. Last week (Episode 315), we turned inward and looked at how to become the best leader for yourself and your team.

In this episode, we shift our focus outward. How can you step into your role as an INDUSTRY leader? How can you show up authentically and confidently for your clients, your peers, and your community?

And most importantly… How can you achieve that without losing yourself or putting on ‘an act’?

Here’s What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

  • Why becoming a leader in your industry is NOT about being the loudest person in the room (or being on every platform)
  • The key to stepping into your power – and how to be your most magnetic self
  • How pairing your clarity with a willingness to be SEEN unlocks opportunities (even when visibility and vulnerability are terrifying!)
  • My personal journey of hiding behind the camera to stepping into industry leadership and being the face of my business
  • The stories of HerBusiness Network Members who have landed major media, speaking gigs, and dream clients by putting themselves out there (SO incredible!)
  • Why your industry does NOT need a more perfect, more polished version of you – and why it needs you right now, as you are
  • The curse of perfectionism and why “waiting until I’m ready” will keep you stuck
  • All of the fears, doubts, and self-talk that hold you back from being an industry leader, and how you can move forward with them
  • The small and doable ways you can start building your authority and visibility today, without forcing yourself
  • How to maintain your authenticity and never step into a form of visibility that doesn’t feel right to you and your journey
  • Why leadership of self is at the heart of everything (and why you need to master it FIRST!)

 


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Mentioned in This Episode:

The HerBusiness Network

Listen to PART 1 Now: How to Become the Leader YOU and Your Team Need (Part 1) 

The Secret to Being Seen as the Go-To Expert in Your Field, with Leesa Shannon

Amanda Farmer, Your Strata Property 

Esther Espinosa, 5 Sisters Ministry

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