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13 Traits of a Humble Leader

Are you struggling with how to lead during these difficult times?

Does it feel like your ability to lead and move forward in your business is stuck?

Do you want to get unstuck from your leadership trap today?

Below is the way forward to lead in this difficult time (or any time for that matter) and it’s called the Humble Leader.

Here are 13 traits of a humble leader:

1. You’re influenceable. You’re open to other people’s ideas, thinking and ways of doing things.
2. You can be corrected without defending yourself. When was the last time you were corrected?
3. You’re happy for others when they succeed. The test is especially true when it’s something that you’ve also wanted to succeed at.
4. There’s no job too small for you to do. When was the last time you did a small job in your business?
5. You don’t always have to be right about everything.
6. You naturally seek advice from others. Do you seek input in your leadership model?
7. You’re teachable. You never stop learning and you know that learning is the roadway to better leadership and a better tomorrow.
8. You freely admit your flaws, your mistakes, and your failures on a regular basis and you have the ability to laugh at yourself.
9. You live to see others succeed. This is your intentional and internal motivation in everything you do.
10. You’re not easily offended by people, situations or words.
11. You’re thankful, grateful and appreciative, and you have a grateful attitude for your team, your customers, your vendors, and for life.
12. You don’t live with a sense of entitlement that somebody or something or someone owes you something because you’re the leader.
13. You’re content with who you are and you’re content with who you are not, or in other words, you’re good in your own skin.

How do you rate on these traits as a humble leader? If you want help to get unstuck as a leader and move forward, reach out and schedule a free consultation today. Let’s talk about it.

by Scott Ballard , May 12, 2021

Starve Fear

Afraid to do something?

Just give it some more time and YOUR FEAR WILL GET STRONGER!!!

True or False?

Let me ask you a question.

What are you really afraid of right now?

Finish the following sentence:

I am afraid of _____________________________________.

Now that you have said it, spoken it, brought it out into the light – let’s put your fear on a

STARVATION DIET!!

Go do what needs to get done.

Make the phone call.

Draft and send the email.

Do whatever you, at the deepest level, know to be the next right step.

What’s the next smallest step you can take to overcome your fear?

Remember — Everything you want is on the other side of your fear!

Schedule a free consultation if you’d like help in taking that next step in overcoming your fear.

by Scott Ballard , April 22, 2021

What are you tolerating?

“What are you tolerating,” I recently asked a client. He hesitated and got really quiet and still.

I knew from my experience in coaching that something amazing was going to happen. That there was going to be a breakthrough which I knew hadn’t been there in months.

He then started to share with me all the things in his personal and business life that he had been tolerating. These were things that he had never stopped to think about before. And then he asked himself — why am I tolerating this? Why am I allowing this in my life? Why have I allowed this in my life the last 10 years? Then he said, when am I going to stop tolerating it and get rid of it?

We talked about the commitment it would take to do this. The courage it would take. The confidence to get rid of these things.

We also talked about the accountability that I was going to help him with to get these things that are intolerable out of his life.

I dare ask you the same question: What are you tolerating in your life? What do you need to eliminate?

This is a great time of year to ask yourself the same question. What are you tolerating that you need to get rid of in order to make 2021 the best year ever?

by Scott Ballard , January 3, 2021

Who do you want to be a hero to?

In these challenging times, we have all seen a lot of heroes who are first responders, but recognize that you can be a hero too in your own way.

Our media, TV, movies and books are all built around the hero.

Who do you want to be a hero to?

Who are you being a hero to now?

And how can you expand, impact and influence those people and other people’s lives?

Heroes define a story.

Heroes are on a secret mission.

Heroes go the extra mile.

Heroes act when they’re afraid.

Heroes overcome amazing obstacles.

Heroes defeat the enemy.

Heroes are people that on the outside seem normal or average, but on the inside, they have something extraordinary.

Heroes are the people that make a difference and impact in the world.

Who do you want to be a hero to?

Who are you a hero to?

And, how can you be a hero all the time?

At Confidence Coach we are here to offer business owners a place to reconnect and rebuild their confidence and help you be that hero that you really want to be. Reach out today and schedule a free call if you’d like to talk. We are here to help and encourage you.

by Scott Ballard , December 8, 2020

Why are business owners lonely?

Something I’ve discovered over 13 years of coaching business owners, entrepreneurs and CEO’s is that no matter how successful these people are, they are lonely.

In fact, the more successful they are, the lonelier they become.

If you step back and think about it, it makes total sense.

Nobody understands their problems.

Nobody understands the decisions, the choices, or the sacrifices that they make on a daily basis.

Nobody understands the responsibilities that they have for hundreds and thousands of people, their jobs and their livelihoods.

Nobody really listens.

Everybody that comes to them wants something from them.

It’s lonely at the top.

I know that.

I know you and I understand.

I’m here to listen, to learn and ask you the really hard questions.

Remember, you don’t have to be alone. At Confidence Coach we are here to offer business owners a place to reconnect and rebuild their confidence; which leads to their better future in the days and years ahead. Reach out today and schedule a free call if you’d like to talk. We are here to help and encourage you.

by Scott Ballard , August 9, 2020

Focus on Your Opportunities

Instead of focusing on your losses, I want you to focus on the opportunities that are going to come out of these circumstances. As we navigate the days of COVID-19, there are many things that you had (or may have taken for granted) that have disappeared. Some people may never get over this because they keep trying to replay their old games. Don’t be that person.

A better strategy would be to start an entirely new game — using new ideas, new energies, new tools, and new resources. In history, some of our best inventions and creative ideas happened in the most dire situations.

This is such a time. Use your time and God-given abilities to create that new invention, creative solution, or new idea. It is a time to take a look at those dreams you had and pivot or adapt them so that you will be in a better place when we come out of this COVID-19 pandemic. Let this be a time to really soul-search and dig deep and reveal where the new opportunities are that lie ahead. There is going to be a time when we look back and see some of the best and most creative ideas and opportunities were invented during this situation.

Let’s also be thankful for the people who created all the ways we are using to stay in touch these days (e.g. Zoom, FaceTime, Skype, texting, email).

As the world changes, opportunities suddenly become available to achieve far more than you ever did in the past.

At Confidence Coach we offer business owners a place to reconnect and rebuild their confidence; which leads to their better future in the days and years ahead. Reach out today and schedule a free call if you’d like to talk.

by Scott Ballard , March 26, 2020