Hey leaders. Welcome to episode 88.  Today’s episode is Surface Leadership. This is a strategy I share to develop confidence in your leadership skills. And today’s episode is about accepting the ugly truth when we dip below the surface in our leadership role.  It happens to everyone. And it means you're human. It’s normal.  And it also signals a key opportunity.  You can find the full transcript of this episode at crazybigdreams.biz/88. This is about my confidence-building strategy I refer to as Surface Leadership. If you’re new to this strategy I recommend taking 8 minutes and listening, or re-listening, to episode 79 Are You Using The Surface Leadership Strategy?  Do You Need A Confidence Boost In Your Direct Sales Leadership Skills?  The most important piece to Surface Leadership is being able to recognize when you’re leading above the surface and when you’re leading below the surface.  Two Important Steps To Gain Confidence In Your Direct Sales Leadership Skills The first and most important step is awareness.  Being able to recognize when you’re closed off to something, when you’re reactive, needing to be right, when you’re uncertain, or just getting by. These are just a few examples of how ‘below the surface’ traits may show up in your leadership.  In the previous episode I mentioned, episode 79, I give you more examples.  Remember, leading below the line is innate, almost a given that this will happen to every leader off and on throughout our success journeys. The key is to be able to recognize it.  We must first have this awareness to know if we are above or below the surface when we are leading. How do know?  Pause. Take a breath. Simply ask. “Am I above the surface or below the surface right now?” If your self-awareness tells you you’re below the surface, what do you do next? Let’s cover what not to do first.  It’s important not to start with negative self-talk. Don’t beat yourself up mentally. Don’t go down that rabbit hole of spiraling thoughts. It leads to more doubt, less confidence in leadership skills, and getting stuck.  Instead, move forward to step two.  Step two is acceptance. Pause. Take another breath. Literally. A deep breath. It gives your mind a chance to stop racing in this moment.  How To Get Present And Be In The Moment As A Direct Sales Leader It allows you to get present in that moment. You’re either breathing in, or breathing out. You can’t do both at the same time. So pause, breathe, and turn your attention to your breath.  Getting present in the moment allows you to be with what is currently happening right here and now.  It allows you to focus just on your breath and not on drama, anxiety, blame, scarcity, or any of the many things that can jump in when we’re at a crossroads of knowing we’re below the surface but haven’t yet gotten ourselves back up above the surface.  This pausing taking a breath, allows for you to receive and accept yourself for being where you are. For the full transcript of this episode and all the links go to crazybigdreams.biz/88. 

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