This week’s Transformation Tip: “If you think you’re a leader and you turn around and no one is following you, then you’re simply out for a walk.” — James M. Kouzes

Leadership isn’t about titles, personality, or style. In this episode, we strip it down to its core: leadership is taking responsibility for reality, helping others gain clarity around what matters, and advancing together toward a better future. Even if it’s not your fault, it can still be your responsibility.

Transformation Application:
Look at your work, relationships, and daily life. Where are you taking responsibility? Where do you need greater clarity? And where are you being invited to step up and lead—regardless of title?

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New photo? New name? No, you didn’t click the wrong podcast. You’re right where you belong—we’re just shifting, growing, and stepping into our next chapter.

As we celebrate five years of the podcast, we begin with this week’s Transformation Tip: “The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” - Winston Churchill

We take time to reflect on the themes that have shaped our journey—identity, purpose, emotional intelligence, CliftonStrengths, self-leadership, rest, and growth mindset.

This episode also introduces an exciting new chapter with a rebrand and new name, Transformational Leadership: From the Insight Out, along with what’s ahead for the podcast. Whether or not you consider yourself a leader, this conversation reminds us that leadership is influence—and we all have it.

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Transformation Tip: “Without Clarity you can’t move forward.” - Steve Chua

Concept(s):

1. Clarity is identifying and articulating the one thing that’s most important.
2. Not a new idea you haven’t thought of. It is already in you.
3. Process of removal - remove small complications so only the big thing remains
4. Seeing how the pieces fit together

Transformation Application: We want to bring clarity to your purpose, so do one of the exercises mentioned and write out a purpose statement whether in 2 words, 12 words or 2 sentences. Remember is about who you are not what you’ve done!!!

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Transformation Tip: “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet." - Frederick Buechner

Concept(s)

1. “You think you’re God’s gift to the world!” implying that they thought too highly of themselves. Well, the truth is, you really are God’s gift to the world!
2. You were born for a purpose
3. Our perspective is that we believe we were placed on this earth for a reason.
4. Difference between purpose and path
5. Written in your design

Transformation Application: Ask this question - Why was I placed on the Earth? Journal and reflect.

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Transformation Tip: “Your mess becomes your message.”- Ed Silvoso

Concept(s)

1. Life can be hard—really hard.
2. These challenges helped shape who you are, and if you’ve worked through them, you’ve learned some valuable lessons.
3. A person to whom things come easily may not be able to explain their technique. But a person who had to learn the hard way can often explain, instruct, and empathize more effectively.

4. IF you’ve worked through it.

5. Might be broader than your situation.

Transformation Application: What part of your story—your mess—might actually be your message? Don’t hide it. Share it. Someone needs to hear it.

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Transformation Tip: “The things that we love tell us what we are.” — Thomas Aquinas

Lead In

Concept(s)

1. The word “Passion” is overused.
2. Sometimes looks like anger - the same coin
3. Desire versus the object of your desire
4. What do you really want?

Transformation Application: Draw a heart shape. Start filling it in with words that surfaced during these questions.

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Transformation Tip: “Success leaves clues” - Tony Robbins

Concept(s)

1. Looking at your past to identify times when you felt pride in your work and a sense of accomplishment, enjoyed it, you were probably in your zone, and leveraging your favorite skills and talents.
2. Reverse engineer those scenarios to find patterns and trends
3. Looking at your past can also show which activities and settings did NOT work for you.
4. Caveat - We’re not talking about a “winning formula.” That can lead to problems
5. The biggest barrier to success is past success
6. Rather, the traits, skills, and talents that went into past successes. They can be repurposed and recombined for new opportunities.

Transformation Application: Just start by writing out your first story

Other Resources:

Book: What Color is Your Parachute? https://www.amazon.com/What-Color-Your-Parachute-Meaningful/dp/1984861204/ref=sr_1_1

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Transformation Tip: “What would happen if we studied what was right with people instead of what's wrong with them?" - Don Clifton

Concept(s)

• People are complex. Human development and the person.
• Helps you understand yourself, your needs, and your blind spots
• Helps you understand other people
• Giving traits a name and dissecting shines the light of understanding
• Who you are NOT. What to stay away from.
• Where to position yourself, and where you thrive

Transformation Application: Take an assessment. Read through the whole report.

Assessments:

Gallup CliftonStrengths https://store.gallup.com/p/en-us/10003/cliftonstrengths-34 mailto:askpete@petecoaching.com

Thinking Wavelength mailto:steve@stevechuaintl.com

MBTI https://www.16personalities.com/

The Enneagram https://enneagramtest.net/

Motivational Gifts https://www.gifttest.org/

DISC https://www.123test.com/disc-personality-test/

Hogan Assessments https://www.hoganassessments.com/

Kolbe A Index https://www.kolbe.com/

Birkman method https://birkman.com/the-birkman-method

Lions Lead https://www.lionslead.com/

Parin https://www.pairin.com/

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