Earth to Earth with Carrie and Grace: Recent Episodes
Carrie Maldonado
Carrie and Grace discuss the important issues of the day, from politics, to 3rd grade relations, to the best type of cookies. Nothing is too important or too trivial for this mother daughter duo to tackle...together.
Even when you’re starting out and trying to figure out the copy on your website, and which network meetings are most valuable, and you’re working out the bugs in your signature service offering, your leadership abilities are playing a role. You need to be intentionally cultivating your mindset and mental toughness because these do NOT happen by accident and even if you naturally have a positive mindset, you’re business will thrive to the extent that you expand your mindset even more! And resiliency…keeping going even when you stumble…is what will ensure you outlast your competitors and all the other people who start a business only to give up when it gets hard, or scary (and it will). What you believe about starting a business, likelihood of your success, and the kinds of customers you will have WILL be your reality…so do what you have to to make sure your beliefs are serving you! In fact, there is no aspect of leadership that is not absolutely critical to you as an entrepreneur!
Leadership is not an exact science! Some of the things we know are important when you want to be a great leader are mindset, character, mental toughness, beliefs, vision, systems & metrics, having a greater perspective, and having grace for others. Today we'll dive into character!
Welcome to our inaugural episode! Some of us are born to be leaders, and some of us become leaders after terrible experiences. Let's talk about how to be a toxic leader - so that you can be the opposite.
If you've ever had a toxic boss, it can be traumatizing. We could probably share war stories all day! For many of us, it was THAT boss that finally encouraged us to say goodbye to working for someone else, and finally get the courage to start our own ventures.
Some listeners may still be stuck in toxic environments.
And...some of us might actually BE toxic!
Today we look at the 5 most common toxic behaviors we see in leaders, likely causes, how to deal, and how to overcome them if YOU are 'that guy'.