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"