36. The Leader Contemplates Feeling

Your vision as a leader has to matter to others in order for them to be willing to help you realize it. In this episode, Jonathan looks at whether those in his inner circle even feel that there’s a need for change. It’s very easy to assume they do, and then be disappointed when they don’t act. As he discovers, even when others lament what is, you may be the only one who can see what could be. And be willing to act to make it so.

00:00 Amplify Question 29: How do they feel about it now?

04:28 If your inner circle doesn’t get it, is that a signal to you?

06:15 If you have a vision and put your name to it, if you’re being truthful to it, you have to see it through.

08:30 If they don’t feel the need for change, you’ve identified another chasm to cross.

09:25 The vision is two things: an understanding of the now and rejection of it; and a response of what could be, something that is new.

12:35 How would they know there has to be a change if I haven’t even said it myself?

15:00 Diagnosis could identify a solution. Could it just be “observation” instead?

19:40 I’m a good conversationalist when there’s something at stake and we get to the heart of it.

24:50 Even when they feel the same as you, do they feel the need to change? Or do they accept what is?

27:00 Metaphor of being in a mine with the only light.

30:40 I’m not feeling enlightened by my vision because it comes from within.

34:22 You’ve hit on the crux of why most significant change fails to ignite.

38:33 We don’t need to be a leader in every dimension of our lives.

39:47 Relying on friends to feel the very same way as you sets you up for disappointment.

40:16 Final Answer

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