For the next two days, I will be bringing in real time the top leadership quotes and lessons from the 2021 Global Leadership Summit (GLS). Therefore, make sure you bookmark this site and check back often. For those not familiar with the GLS, it is two days of rich, high-impact, inspiring sessions, and learnings from a diverse faculty who will share their wisdom and practical perspective to support you in your leadership growth.
As a way to add additional value to leaders, I want to provide you a complimentary copy of my latest ebook The Top 60 Leadership Quotes From 2021 Part 1. Because of the world we currently live in, the fundamentals of leadership are more important than ever. The quotes in this book deal with the basics of leadership. If you want to be the best leader you can possibly be, click HERE or on the image provided to download this FREE resource. The lessons learned from last year, if applied, will sustain you for years to come.
The morning’s next speaker with Michelle Poler. When Michelle started a project to overcome her own personal fears, she didn’t expect it to go viral. Gaining an audience captivated by her passion, bravery, creativity, humor and practical life-changing advice, Poler founded Hello Fears, a social movement reaching more than 70 million people worldwide, empowering them to step outside their comfort zone and tap into their full potential. Poler is the author of Hello, Fears: Crush Your Comfort Zone and Become Who You’re Meant to Be, which helps people be their best selves and focus on the best possible outcomes.
The following are 21 Leadership Quotes From Michelle Poler on facing your fears:
- “Comfort zones can expand or contract.”
- “100 Day Project – pick something you want to do for 100 days in a row that you fear.”
- “I wanted to become a braver person.”
- “The biggest difference between two words – Fearless and Brave.”
- “Brave dares to be clear but has the courage to take action.”
- “My 100th fear was public speaking and I did it at TedX.”
- “How can I gather the courage I need when I’m focused on failing?”
- “I asked myself, ‘What’s the best thing that can happen.’”
- “Fear is our ally. It is there to keep people safe and alive. But when we open ourselves to the unknown, we open ourself to growth.”
- “I see every fear as an opportunity, an opportunity to lead ourself to the next big thing.”
- “We are all born with a set of universal things.”
- “As we grow we develop a set of cultural fears.”
- “Our need to fit in may hurt our authenticity.”
- “I need to contrast rather than compare to not only find my place, but create my place.”
- “When we compare we become one more, when we contrast we become one of a kind.”
- “When we compare we become victims or prisoners of our insecurity. When we constast we become free.”
- “The enemy of success is not failure, it’s comfort. Comfort prevents us from continuing to innovate.”
- “People of accomplishment rarely sit back and let something happen to them.”
- “Life will always give us options… The important thing is to pick the growth option.”
- “Most of the time the growth option is the scary one.”
- “The more uncomfortable we get, the greater the reward.”
What an inspirational session! Next up is Gen. Stanley McChrystal. Also, to further invest in your leadership click What Are Leaders Currently Reading? The Top 10 Most Read Leadership Posts Of July ’21.
The Top 60 Leadership Quotes From 2021 Part 1 is my latest ebook. For many entering a post-pandemic environment, leadership looks completely different than the pre-pandemic world. People are more broken now. They are more uncertain. Fear and anxiousness are unwelcome constant companions. Cultures are more unhealthy. Relationships are more dysfunctional. Hope seems to be in short supply. Every day seems to bring a new hacking, natural disaster, or unexpected calamity.
Therefore, the fundamentals of leadership are more important than ever. The quotes in this book deal with the basics of leadership. If you want to be the best leader you can possibly be, click HERE or on the image provided to download this FREE resource. The lessons learned from last year, if applied, will sustain you for years to come.