Tuesday at 2:00pm with Russ

It's Tuesday at 2:00pm! (PST Time: I live and work from Southern California)

In this New Year I'm going to continue to explore some leadership quotes that might challenge us, inspire us or remind us of different aspects of the leadership journey. This is part of my personal journey to keep growing, learning and being stretched! Join me each Tuesday at 2:00pm (PST). It will take you just a few minutes to read through the 2 sections of this post, but don't miss the final section where I share some of the things I'm reading, listening to and enjoying this week.

You can find past posts on my website HERE.

Enjoy!

LEADERSHIP QUOTE:

"Trust is not built in big, sweeping moments. It's built in tiny moments every day." Brené Brown


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A LITTLE BIT DEEPER:

Brené Brown has done work and research on the topics of vulnerability and shame (to just name a few) for decades. Her Ted Talk on vulnerability is one of the most highly viewed videos on that platform. I've read a couple of her books and have heard her on a couple of podcasts and I've really been challenged by her. This month I'll share a couple of quotes of hers so you can learn more about her.

Brené Brown speaks a lot about TRUST, and this quote today just reminded me that often we make trust so complicated. It's really about creating and building it all the time, in both big and small ways.

Brown shares this other quote in an article on mindful.org:

"Trust is choosing to make something important to you vulnerable to the actions of someone else."

With both of these thoughts from her, they come from our ACTION. Our DECISION to put trust into someone else. If we don't start that work, we'll never understand the importance of trust in our lives.

On a scale of 1 - 10, where do you place yourself in your ability to fully trust others: A "1" avoids trust and doesn't trust others. A "10" fully trusts others and embraces the risk that comes with it. Where do you land and why?

DEEPER STILL:

I've shared in this blog in the past how fiercely independent I have been from a very young age. With independence often comes the attitude that I don't need other people, that I can do things by myself or on my own.

I had to learn how to let my guard down, but also how to let people in.

There are times that this comes easy, and there are times that it's a lot of work.

I remember a speaker from chapel in college who told the Mark 2 story of the paralytic man being carried by his friends. The message recounted the story and talked about the power of Jesus, but Michael Slater, the author of the book "Stretcher Bearers" put emphasis on the image of the paralyzed man being carried by his friends. The man was completely vulnerable, and had it not been for the faith of those friends, and the commitment to see Jesus, the man would have stayed on the stretcher.

I remember vividly thinking about who would carry my stretcher if I needed help, and for an independent person, that's a pretty scary thought.

I began to identify people in my life that I would share my life with, who I would trust and be vulnerable with, and I began to realize that the best way to go through life is to let TRUST carry you deeper into relationships. Of course, there's always the risk of getting hurt, but those relationships are critical!

If you were hurt, who would carry your stretcher to healing? Can you identify 4 people in your life? Who's stretcher would you carry?

Trust leads us to Deeper Relationship!

 

Things I'm Reading, Listening To and Watching This Week:

Source: www.leadermundial.org