Welcome to episode two of Torch, the leadership podcast for your life and career.
In this episode, I interview Lila Harding. She owns a consulting company that helps CEOs master their lives and take that needed next step for their career. She is also the CEO of Luminary Communications where she works alongside her husband consulting international corporations on their leadership dynamics.
Lila has years of experience helping others through their inflection points with clarity and support. She advises clients based on their desired life shift – on what they want to work towards or accomplish. She helps them strive to not just balance life, but actually live in intention towards a more thoughtful path.
We jump right into the nitty gritty, talking about how things don’t have to be hard to be good, which is a concept I’ve always struggled with. She calls out our “celebrate hard work” culture and how it can be distracting and totally unnecessary when working on your goals and projects. Plus, we talk about the real affects of burnout… something I’ve also experienced.
Fun fact: Lila has been known to have her clients work with horses allowing them to see how they lead in many facets of their lives. This has created ah-ha moments for these leaders in many ways. Lila shares her passion in bringing horses into her leadership coaching sessions. Clients learned more about themselves by seeing how they deal with frustration in a situation that they cannot control. They’ve also learned empathy, clarity and presence by working with the horses.
“You win or you learn, there is no losing.” — Lila Harding
Things we covered in this episode:
- The benefits of having a business coach
- How to build a support system based on your real needs
- Why gossip in the workplace is more dangerous than you think
- Stop being used by others in the workplace
- What being “busy” really says about ourselves
- The best way to approach a difficult boss
- How we all live our own “story lies”
- Questions leaders need to ask themselves
- Professional boundaries with your team
- What is “inspired followership”?
- How to mastermind the team you need
- New mindset: “you win or you learn, there is no losing”
- How to look for real solutions based on future goals
- How to pinpoint success in your life and career
- Dealing with self-employment woes
- Designing your own lifestyle
Questions Lila wants us all to ask ourselves:
- What does success look like for you? This helps you create the life you want VS living in your current situation where you are not improving your situation.
- What kind of life are you trying to build?
- Why don’t you value what comes easy to you?
- What areas in your life need attention? See what shifts you need to change now to be as successful as you want to be.
Links:
- Famous acupuncturist Miriam Lee
- Guerilla Marketing book by Jay Conrad Levinson
- Chronic inflammation
- Connect with Lila at Luminary Communications
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