What’s Holding You Back? Discover the Secrets to Personal Growth 🌱

Hello, Cadre world. It is a wonderful Wednesday, and this is Dr. Jessica Green. And today we're going to focus on personal growth. But before we get started, we are going to allow some others to talk about our goals, our ambitions. And the focus for today is going to be leadership. And when we talk about leadership, it's not just leadership at home, at work, but it's also going to be within our community and talking about those things that are definitely holding us back. So as some others come into the room, I want you to rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 based on how your week is going.

So if you can rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10, how your week has been going, definitely put it in the comments. So I'm going to keep track and see who we have in our room today. So again, like I mentioned, you know, on a scale from 1 to 10, I want you to rate how your week has been going. For me, I would say it's been an 8 going into this week. I spent the weekend in my hometown. My niece had the blessing of her daughter, which was a wonderful experience. And I tell you what, when we talk about personal growth and you see your family, it gives you that sense of passion, that sense of wow.

You know, they are able to. Good morning, Michelle. And Michelle gave her service 7. They're able to definitely live their authentic life. Being that Ray. Ray, Good morning. Being that person that they're supposed to be, not that person that everybody else wants to be. And best believe she is living her best life and I couldn't be any more proud of her. So today we're going to focus on leadership. And as I mentioned before, it's not just talking about job titles. You know, when we think about leadership, it's more about the influence that people have, the impact that they make.

And the best part is us showing up as our authentic selves. So for many of us, sometimes we doubt our skills. Right. Maybe you thought I'm not confident enough or who am I to lead. Right. And that comes to mind with imposter syndrome and being able to have that seat at the table and knowing that we deserve to break down, how to lead, being our authentic selves, why it matters to your mental health. And then we're going to being someone that others trust, that people respect and then that people want to follow.

So we're going to look at something that qualifies now, it is of a great leader. So the first is going to be self awareness, knowing and being able to identify when we think about emotional intelligence, connecting with people, not just giving orders when I say that with others. And then also being a leader that you admire. I want you to. Or just think through this process. You know, if you're driving in your vehicle, definitely think about it. But if you're in your office, if you're. And we think about the self, we're thinking about that or that thing, your flaws.

And we have to realize that no leader is perfect and pretend definitely feeling burnt out. That sense of fatigue, that sense of irritability. We're also talk about mental health. Continue to be courageous, continue to have compassion, continue to build connections and continue to be true to yourself.