Episode 232: Real Leadership
is Self Leadership
In this week’s episode of the Seven Figure Consultant Podcast, I’m opening up a conversation that’s been quietly evolving in the background of my business for the last few years and sharing where it’s led me.
As my work has expanded beyond business coaching and into executive coaching, I’ve realised just how much the same themes show up whether I’m working with an established B2B consultant, someone making the leap from corporate into consulting, or a senior leader still navigating corporate life. At the heart of it all is the same idea — that real leadership is self-leadership.
I’m exploring the role that identity, self-awareness and our internal patterns play in the way we lead, including the difference between conscious and unconscious leadership, why the things we struggle with internally have a habit of showing up in our teams and client relationships, and how understanding your own internal operating system can help you lead with greater intention.
Quotes:
“The relationship you have with yourself is the biggest vessel for the kind of leader that you are. Not the kind of leader that you have the potential to be, but the real leader that you are showing up as today.” — Jessica Fearnley
“When you know yourself, you can lead consciously with intention, you can steer the ship without micromanaging, and you can trust people with the outcome or make an evaluation of how much of the outcome you want to trust them with.” — Jessica Fearnley
“The business is a mirror for the emotional blocks and limiting stories we tell ourselves that directly shape what we feel able to aim for and achieve in business.” — Jessica Fearnley
“We are only ever able to show up for our businesses as much as we know how to show up for ourselves.” — Jessica Fearnley
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