Peak Performance Leadership Unleashing Unreasonable Ambition: The Power of Belief and Courage in Leadership | Vanessa Vershaw | Episode 268
Welcome back to another episode of Peak Performance Leadership! In today's episode, we have the incredible Vanessa Vershaw joining us as our guest. Vanessa is a powerhouse when it comes to unleashing full potential and achieving remarkable results. With her expertise in leadership and a track record of driving change, she shares invaluable insights on how to embrace unreasonable ambition and pursue a higher calling.
Vanessa begins by emphasizing the importance of having a "kill strategy" and making decisions when the costs outweigh the benefits. She shares a personal example of quitting a successful program despite winning an award, proving that sometimes it takes guts to step away even when you're winning. Vanessa believes in listening to your instinct and following your own path to tap into your true potential.
She delves into the concept of a higher calling and how it can ignite personal change. Vanessa describes how some individuals need a significant event to initiate transformation, like a heart attack prompting a severely obese person to become fit. She encourages listeners to link their higher calling to different aspects of their life for a more fulfilling journey.
As the episode progresses, Vanessa explores the importance of having a network of individuals who believe in your abilities and are willing to take risks alongside you. She introduces the idea of "believing is seeing," stressing the significance of having faith in oneself even before witnessing the results. Vanessa categorizes negative individuals as "chicken littles" or "dementors" and highlights the importance of focusing on those who drive change rather than wasting energy on converting skeptics.
Unreasonable ambition is a recurring theme throughout the episode, with Vanessa explaining its relevance in solving the world's energy crisis. She combats the imposter syndrome and asserts that humans are only tapping into 60% of their potential. Vanessa believes that belief and lack of belief are the biggest blockers to reaching full potential and urges listeners to access the remaining 60% of capability to drive forward in new directions.
Join us as Vanessa Vershaw inspires us to embrace unreasonable ambition, listen to our soul's call for change, and connect more deeply to our lives. With her guidance, we'll learn how to make decisions with strategic foresight, prioritize what truly matters, and have the courage to execute them. Get ready for an episode packed with valuable leadership insights and strategies for peak performance. Let's dive in!
Timestamped Overview
- [00:07:46] Unreasonable ambition: Overcoming uncertainty with big goals.
- [00:10:39] Imposter syndrome, belief, potential, accessing capabilities, higher calling.
- [00:17:14] Listening to the soul, evolving, and trying new things.
- [00:19:54] Unreasonable ambition: a lonely and risky road.
- [00:27:54] Leadership: Wear your vision, inspire your tribe.
- [00:32:40] Find rebel talent, ignore the naysayers.
- [00:36:33] 90-10 rule: 9% negative, 90% positive. Focus on the good.
- [00:40:23] Balanced decision making requires speed and stillness.
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