Have you ever wanted
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to strengthen
your leadership skills?
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Well stay tuned to learn
about the journey of a leader.
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My name is Jason Bradley,
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and you're
watching Urban Report.
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Hello, and welcome
to the Urban Report.
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My guest today is Pierre Monice,
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leadership development coach
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and president of
a major hospital.
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Welcome to Urban Report, Pierre.
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Thanks for having
me, excited to be here.
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Yes, it's great
to have you here.
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You know, it's crazy,
because we've crossed paths
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so many times,
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and just like never
really connected until ASI.
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I mean, I saw you, you
were at my cousin's wedding.
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You were at my
sister's school back in the day,
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so many places.
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So ASI we connected
at a networking event
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and we talked and
I was just impressed
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with like all that
God has done in your life.
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Yeah, that means
we're family already.
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So all in God's
timing and excited to share.
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Amen.
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Before we dive into
your leadership journey,
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I want to find out a little
bit about your upbringing,
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what was your childhood like?
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And what type of values
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did your parents instill in you?
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Oh, man, excellent.
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Well, I was born
in Newark, New Jersey.
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My parents
immigrated from Haiti.
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And early on, you know,
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they definitely gave us
a lifestyle of discipline.
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So I grew up playing,
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you know, the
violin, growing up in church.
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And I'll be honest,
you know, growing up,
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trained as a
classical violinist,
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I mean, that
definitely laid a foundation,
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you know,
practice was not an option,
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you had to practice, you
know, you had to practice.
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Practice makes perfect.
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And also very
involved in church,
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also I grew up going to church,
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not just once a week, but
many times during the week,
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I was very, very involved.
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And so my mother
was involved as well.
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And that was
very, very foundational.
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So when I got to the
age, got to my teenage years,
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when I thought I
knew what was best,
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you know, and my
parents made sure that
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I stayed in the
church, and honestly,
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there was an opportunity
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for someone to step
up to be a youth leader.
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And I was 15 years old,
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and the guy gave
me the opportunity,
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I raise my hand.
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And I said, you know let
me not complain about it.
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But let me step
up to the challenge
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and help lead my youth group.
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That's awesome.
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So you saw the need,
and you filled that void?
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That is great.
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And the fact that your
parents kept you in church
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and all of that stuff
with that firm foundation.
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So when would you say
your leadership journey began?
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Was that at 15 or
when did that start?
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Yeah, I would
definitely say at 15,
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because I
literally did not see myself,
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you know, I
always attended church
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to see what
church could do for me,
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and what youth activities
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I'll be going for, and
kind of to be entertained.
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But at 15, you know,
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definitely early
on, my parents said,
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don't be the
problem, be part of it,
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be a solution to it.
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So I didn't
know all the answers,
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but I didn't know
that, hey, you know,
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with my, you
know, team of support,
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my other young people around me,
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and some elders support,
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that we can
make a big difference
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at that church
there in West Palm Beach.
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And things just
took off from there.
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We had an amazing,
you know, three years.
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And that really
laid the foundation
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for even more
leadership opportunities for me.
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That's right.
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You know one of the things that
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I've noticed about you
and that I admire is that
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you asked the right questions.
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So I noticed throughout
some of our conversations
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and stuff like that,
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you'll ask questions,
and you'll know exactly
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what questions
to ask to find out
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what you need to
know to further the cause.
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I'm glad you think that's good.
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Sometimes people,
they get annoyed by me
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asking questions.
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But yeah, I like to further,
you know, to understand,
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better to
understand the situation,
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so that I could, you know,
contribute in a valuable way.
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Yes.
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And what do you
enjoy about leadership?
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Honestly, you
know, I love people.
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I love working
with people, you know,
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I don't have all the answers.
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And that's one
thing in leadership
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we need to understand that
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leaders don't
have all the answers.
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That's right.
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And, but to get the answers,
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you got to spend
time with people.
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And the more you do,
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the better, you
get to know them,
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you build relationships,
and when things, you know,
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get, you know, aren't as perfect
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as they should be
because there will be trials
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and situations you get
to go through them together.
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Yes, and you ask questions?
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Yes, for sure.
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So what would you say
your leadership style is?
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Oh, man, really, you
know, I tried to listen first.
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You know, I tried to
listen more than I could talk.
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You know, spending
time on the front lines,
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depending on my
leadership situation of being
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as close to the customer
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and to the front line
employee as much as possible.
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I could stay in my office,
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I could be
comfortable at my desk.
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But the more
that I'm out and about
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and that was the
example of Jesus, you know,
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and I think that definitely,
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I think, I know that needs to be
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the foundation of all leadership
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because He was the
world's greatest leader.
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Amen. Amen.
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So you listen and see
that is the key thing.
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It's interesting
because God blessed us
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with two ears and one mouth.
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That's good.
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A lot of people just,
that mouth is just going.
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Sure. And these are closed off.
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So that's great
that you're listening
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and finding those things out.
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Now, sometimes
there are challenges
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that we face as
leaders and all of that stuff.
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How do you stay motivated
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throughout the
leadership process?
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Oh, man, Jason, it's a
daily thing, motivation.
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I think it starts
with your sense of purpose.
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You know, why do
you do what you do?
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Your purpose has to be
bigger than your paycheck.
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Say that again.
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Yeah, your purpose must
be bigger than your paycheck.
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And once you know,
your purpose doesn't mean
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everything's gonna be perfect.
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It just means that
when things don't go well,
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you know why you're
doing what you're doing,
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you know, there'll be
good day, there'll be bad day.
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But if you're
working on your purpose,
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you'll have more
good days than bad days.
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But for me staying
motivated to the ground me
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spending my daily time,
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kind of reflecting, you
know, devotional time with God,
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surrounding myself
with positive influences,
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not just at work,
but in my personal life,
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and staying rooted
in a Bible-based church.
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I mean, that makes a huge,
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huge difference, I'll be honest.
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Yeah, absolutely.
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So tell us more about
your leadership journey?
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Yeah.
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So, you know, really
starting there at 15 as,
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you know, my youth group leader,
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you know, put in that position.
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You know, I know I
didn't have all the answers
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but had a great group around me,
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and I really felt, you
know, God's call in ministry.
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For the longest
many people thought,
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hey, you should be an attorney,
a lawyer, you love to speak.
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But I felt a
different calling on my life.
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So I decided to attend
Southern Adventist University
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and had an amazing time there.
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And at the end, you
know, the goal is to, you know,
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attain a job with a
conference in church,
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and believe it or not,
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you know, I had
eight different interviews.
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When you went to
Southern, what did you take?
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At Southern, I
was a theology major,
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I took some business classes
and my parents always say,
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you can't go wrong
with some business.
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So, you know,
amazing time there studying,
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getting to know the Word,
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get some business courses
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for personal
finance, accounting.
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And, you know, I was
interviewing with conferences,
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and I wasn't
getting any job offers.
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So that definitely
wasn't the point of college.
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And it wasn't until literally
my last week of college
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where I was like,
what am I going to do?
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You know, I received a
call to Tulsa, Oklahoma,
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and I thought it
was just going to be
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for a youth pastor
situation, and you know,
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and there I was being
asked to be the senior pastor.
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Whoa, wait a
minute, so you were,
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you went from getting no
job offers at that point,
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you know, with the
conference and stuff,
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to getting a job offer
to be the senior pastor.
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Now, how old were
you at this point?
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At that point I
was only 21 years old.
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You were a
21-year-old senior pastor?
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What kind of challenges
did you face in that role
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because going into a
church as a 21-year-old pastor,
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and having some
older members and stuff?
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How did they feel about,
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you know, coming
to you for advice
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and leadership expertise?
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Well, man, that's a loaded one.
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Well, I'll start
with me how I felt,
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you know, definitely
felt impossible syndrome.
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You know, I felt,
what do I know about
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being a pastor at 21 years old,
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you know, but really, you know,
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God used that
opportunity to really humble me
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and I really
had depended on Him,
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you know, really
had to get very serious
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about my prayer life.
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You know, it wasn't
just about what I knew,
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but how can I
motivate the team around me,
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and that's where
the listening came
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even more apparent in terms of
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what it takes to
be a good leader,
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you have to listen.
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I didn't know that
community, the people did.
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And there were
some great people,
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you know, they
just needed a leader
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to get behind them
and to push forward.
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And for two and a half years,
we did some amazing things.
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And I'm sure
there are some things
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that you know, I
did because of my youth
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because of inexperience.
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But God's mercy is great.
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And so we are the
members and we were able to do
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so much together in
two and a half years there.
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So then from there, you know,
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I found myself going
to, coming back to Florida.
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You know, had a
family situation,
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my father wasn't feeling
well, had kidney failure.
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He's doing much
better today. Praise God.
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And I was teaching
at the Academy there,
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Forest Lake Academy.
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I met you there too.
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Yes, we crossed paths.
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I didn't know that then. Yeah.
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We crossed paths there.
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Yeah. Yeah.
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And it was just
crazy how God works
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and had the
opportunity to do a leadership
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development residency leadership
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development program,
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where I got to learn about
health care, administration,
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health care leadership,
more learning, more listening.
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And I spent 10 and a half years
with the health care system
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there in Orlando,
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just learning, growing you know,
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making mistakes,
learning from my mistakes.
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And God was just able
to teach me so much there.
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And then I had the
opportunity to leave Orlando
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and to continue
growing my leadership
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where I was
working in human resources,
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the head of, you know,
four different regions,
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four states and 13 hospitals
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leading human resource
strategy and implementation.
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So, and that was in
the crux of the pandemic.
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So, talk about change,
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you know, new
city, new job, new team,
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but God is always faithful.
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So relying on Him,
really got me through
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and worked with an amazing team
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and looking
forward to my, you know,
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continue working and
now as a hospital president
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in the Chicago land
area Hospital president,
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how old are you right now
if you don't mind me asking?
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I don't mind at all, 35.
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Wow, 35 and the
hospital president.
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What have you noticed
throughout your journey
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because you've been
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in a lot of
different industries?
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What are some skills that
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you've taken from each position
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that you currently use today?
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Yeah, well, I
mentioned listening before,
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but you know, honestly,
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it starts from within, you know,
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understanding your purpose,
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understanding
your why, you know,
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and it's important
to know that leaders
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will not have all the answers,
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you know, just because you
have the leadership position,
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the title, you will not
have it all figured out.
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Yes.
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So the more you come to grasp
with that on a regular basis,
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you listen to people,
you spend time with people,
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they'll tell you, you know,
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getting close to customers,
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you're getting
close to your team.
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And it's amazing, you
know, I remember times
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when during my
different transitions,
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I always came with a plan,
this is what I'm going to do.
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And to be honest,
only flat to fail.
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I realized it's not
about Pierre's plan, you know,
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it's about, you know,
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the plan that is
needed for that community.
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Yes.
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And that's the plan of Jesus,
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you know, you see, all
throughout Jesus' ministry,
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He spent time
with people, you know?
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And then the next takeaway is,
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no matter what
position you're in,
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be a problem solver, you
know, don't be, you know,
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the problem announcer,
be the problem solver.
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And what did Jesus do?
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Everywhere He
went, He solved problems.
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You know, He not
only looked for problems,
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but people then
brought problems to Him.
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So that's an example I
share with my leadership team,
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with other
leaders, aspiring leaders,
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you know, don't be
a problem announcer,
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be a problem solver.
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And through those problems,
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you won't have
it all figured out
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but you'll learn about yourself,
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you learn about your team.
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And then the last thing is,
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you know, focus on the strengths
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of the team around
you, just not focus on
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what you can't do,
focus on what you can do.
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And it just makes life
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so much easier when we focus on
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what you can do, and honestly,
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everyone becomes happier
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as a result of
that kind of leadership.
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Absolutely.
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How do you go about
motivating your team?
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Yeah, well, motivating a team?
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Yeah, again, starts with myself,
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you know, I've
got to stay motivated.
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I got to know my why.
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I had to know
why I do what I do.
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And I tell my
team, you need to know
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the purpose of why you are here.
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Your purpose must be
bigger than your paycheck
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and if it's not, you may not be
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doing the right
job or the right thing.
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You know, so with my team,
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I tried to ensure that
they're in their sweet spot.
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They're working on
things they enjoy doing.
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But they're also
uplifting each other.
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One thing that's
taken for granted,
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is recognizing people
and giving them appreciation.
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You know, it sounds simple.
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Sometimes it sounds clich,
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but you know,
for someone hearing,
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hey, you're doing a great job,
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you're doing a good
job goes a long way.
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That's that positive feedback.
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Again, we see that
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all throughout the
life and ministry of Jesus.
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And if a team is not motivated,
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I truly believe
they can't do great work.
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So leader's job, I mean,
you're not just a cheerleader,
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but you're motivating
them, spending time with them,
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and putting them
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in the best
situation to be successful.
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Now, that's on the
very positive side, too,
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but now let's shift
into accountability.
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How do you hold
people accountable,
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and how important
is it to have that
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accountability in business?
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Yeah, in business and in life,
accountability is important.
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You know,
without accountability,
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there's chaos.
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I truly believe that.
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And I truly believe the only way
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to get
accountability is to be honest,
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you know, every step of the way.
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You know, sometimes
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we don't want to
hurt people's feelings.
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Sometimes we don't want
people to be upset at us,
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but it's just a way in
which you do it, you know?
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I could hold you
accountable and still love you.
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I can hold you accountable
and still be kind, you know,
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I could separate
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some of the
actions from the person.
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You know, I've
been in situations
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where, you
know, I've had to give
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some pretty tough
feedback, you know,
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ended up with a hug at
the end of the conversation.
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And that came from
years of experience.
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I didn't have
it all figured out.
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So I'm no expert there.
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But no, I really know that
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you know, people overlook
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some simple attributes
like kindness, you know,
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looking at the person,
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treat them with
dignity and respect.
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And you can still
hold them accountable.
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And without that
accountability Mstructure, man,
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I mean, you're
hurting your business.
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And also, as a Christian,
you're hurting your witness
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because Jesus
expects excellence.
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Yes.
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So you said with
the kindness and stuff,
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you can still let people
know you hold them accountable.
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You know, I think that
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we've kind of
shifted as a society
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into a place of being enablers,
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you know, because
people are so worried,
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well, I don't want
to offend this person,
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or I don't want to
say the wrong thing.
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But it's that accountability
is out of that love that
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you want to share, you
know, whatever it may be,
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you know, with that individual.
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Oh, totally agree.
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And I think
that's an important role
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that mentors play in our lives.
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Because as leaders, you know,
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regardless of
where you find yourself,
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you're always learning.
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Sometimes you
gonna need a mentor,
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who doesn't work
maybe in your organization,
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or who doesn't
like report to you,
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report to them.
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And they can give
you real feedback, say,
00:15:48.31\00:15:49.64
hey, I was in this meeting,
you know, this is how it went,
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you know, what are your thoughts
00:15:52.75\00:15:54.08
or to bounce ideas
off of, and someone that
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can be really honest with you.
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And as I climbed in
my leadership experience,
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I realized, there
are very few people
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around me at work that
will be totally honest with me.
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So the role of mentor
is to keep me accountable,
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to keep me, you know,
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in line and in
check is very important.
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Why do you think that is?
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Why do you think that,
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you know, as you climb,
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people don't
want to be as honest,
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do you think it's a fear factor?
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Like what do you think
is the reason for that?
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I think, it's a
societal fear factor, right?
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Because the
greater someone's position,
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society tells you,
00:16:29.05\00:16:30.39
they're unreachable,
they're untouchable.
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You know, that's what I've
tried to model my leadership,
00:16:32.19\00:16:34.39
and it's a work in progress,
trying to be approachable,
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spending time
00:16:37.59\00:16:38.93
out of my office
connecting with people.
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You know, one
thing I enjoy doing,
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you know, I've been
doing it for a few years is,
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you know, anytime
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there are
birthdays being celebrated,
00:16:45.47\00:16:47.10
and I like to bring
all colleagues together,
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all team members,
regardless of what level
00:16:48.94\00:16:50.87
they are in organization,
00:16:50.91\00:16:52.24
let's just connect together,
you know, for your birthday.
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And, you know, I believe that
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there are two important
days in someone's life,
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the day they're
born, and the day
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they figured out why
they were born, you know,
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so why not celebrate a birthday
00:17:01.98\00:17:03.52
and then we could talk
about purpose at the same time.
00:17:03.55\00:17:05.32
That's right. Yeah.
00:17:05.35\00:17:06.69
And, you know, we've
talked about the why,
00:17:06.72\00:17:08.06
we've talked about purpose.
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How would you say that one
00:17:09.96\00:17:11.39
goes about
discovering their purpose?
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Oh, man, man,
00:17:13.63\00:17:14.96
that's the million-dollar
question right there.
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Finding purpose, man,
00:17:16.93\00:17:18.37
you know, honestly, you know,
00:17:18.40\00:17:20.40
the tactical ways, you know,
there's different, you know,
00:17:20.44\00:17:23.44
personality tests and different,
00:17:23.47\00:17:25.37
you know skill
discoveries online,
00:17:25.41\00:17:27.08
that people could go about.
00:17:27.11\00:17:28.54
But honestly, you
know, as a Christian,
00:17:28.58\00:17:30.35
really through prayer,
00:17:30.38\00:17:31.71
you know, look at
where your gifts are,
00:17:31.75\00:17:33.75
and how you can
serve, and how you can be
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a
representative for the kingdom.
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You know, so I do believe that
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there's one piece of
knowing your skill sets,
00:17:39.49\00:17:41.52
but also knowing that purpose
00:17:41.56\00:17:42.92
and what God has placed
you on this earth to do.
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And ultimately, we're
all called to be a witness.
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Right?
00:17:46.90\00:17:48.23
So how do we use those
skills to bring glory to God
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and bring people
into the kingdom?
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Excellent answer.
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How important would you say
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integrity is in
business, and in life period?
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I think it's very important.
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Unfortunately,
there are lots of examples
00:18:02.78\00:18:04.11
of integrity not being shown.
00:18:04.15\00:18:06.38
And I do believe that, you
know, as Christian leaders,
00:18:06.41\00:18:09.98
I mean, the spotlight's on us.
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You know, they may act as
if integrity is not a big deal
00:18:11.95\00:18:15.36
but the moment
we were out of line,
00:18:15.39\00:18:17.23
you know, that's not it's
a reflection of ourselves,
00:18:17.26\00:18:19.23
but also of Jesus in our church.
00:18:19.26\00:18:23.53
So integrity has to be there.
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But it has to come from
daily supplication daily.
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All right, I got
to reposition myself
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and make sure I'm an ambassador
00:18:30.41\00:18:32.17
for Jesus every step of the way.
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And honestly, if we falter
00:18:34.31\00:18:37.21
and juggle with integrity, I
mean, we're putting ourselves
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in a horrible situation,
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from a business standpoint,
and from a life standpoint.
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Absolutely.
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What type of challenges
have you faced as a leader?
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Oh, man, where do I begin?
00:18:49.72\00:18:51.39
I'll say one thing, you know
00:18:51.43\00:18:52.79
because I still
have a lot to learn.
00:18:52.83\00:18:54.76
You know, I think one
of the main challenges is,
00:18:54.80\00:18:56.60
you know, I don't
know what I don't know.
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Right?
00:18:58.00\00:18:59.33
So there are situations
where I come and like,
00:18:59.37\00:19:00.70
I don't have the answer.
00:19:00.74\00:19:02.07
There are
situations I come across
00:19:02.10\00:19:03.44
when people expect me like,
00:19:03.47\00:19:04.81
hey, we need a decision on this.
00:19:04.84\00:19:06.47
And I have to take
a step back and say,
00:19:06.51\00:19:07.94
well, we need to take
some time to figure that out.
00:19:07.98\00:19:11.41
And people
aren't always patient.
00:19:11.45\00:19:12.91
Right?
00:19:12.95\00:19:14.28
So being able to be comfortable
with the uncomfortable,
00:19:14.32\00:19:17.55
know when to be patient
when to say, you know what?
00:19:17.59\00:19:19.89
Maybe no decision is
the best decision right now.
00:19:19.92\00:19:22.79
We live in a very
fast-paced culture.
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We need everything now.
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Instant gratification,
00:19:26.56\00:19:28.00
but the leader
needs to be, you know,
00:19:28.03\00:19:30.57
aware enough to know, okay,
00:19:30.60\00:19:32.43
sometimes it's not
about going faster,
00:19:32.47\00:19:35.04
but it's about
going the right way.
00:19:35.07\00:19:37.04
So most of my
challenges have come from,
00:19:37.07\00:19:39.21
you know, gauging
people's expectations,
00:19:39.24\00:19:41.84
taking time to slow down,
00:19:41.88\00:19:43.85
taking time to evaluate things,
00:19:43.88\00:19:46.11
and not making
decisions off of impulse
00:19:46.15\00:19:48.22
and off of feelings.
00:19:48.25\00:19:49.78
One of the things I really like
00:19:49.82\00:19:51.55
about that is it
shows a level of humility,
00:19:51.59\00:19:54.29
because some
people will just like,
00:19:54.32\00:19:56.56
they'll give you an answer.
00:19:56.59\00:19:57.93
It's like you stop somebody
you're driving down the street
00:19:57.96\00:20:00.56
and you stop
somebody and you say,
00:20:00.60\00:20:02.10
well, hey, how do I get
to such and such or whatever?
00:20:02.13\00:20:05.70
He doesn't know
how to get there?
00:20:05.73\00:20:07.27
Oh, yeah, you want
to go two blocks down,
00:20:07.30\00:20:09.47
make a left, then go right
00:20:09.50\00:20:11.31
when you see
whatever, restaurant or store,
00:20:11.34\00:20:15.21
whatever, and then go left.
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He's giving you
the wrong direction.
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He doesn't even know
where he's telling you to go,
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but he just wants
to give that answer.
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And so the fact that
you take that step back
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and everything that
speaks to humility as well.
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So that's awesome.
00:20:25.99\00:20:27.66
We've talked about
some of the challenges.
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Now, what do you do to overcome
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some of the
challenges as a leader?
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Yeah, I truly believe
that feedback is a gift.
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Yes.
00:20:35.43\00:20:36.77
You know, sometimes, you know,
00:20:36.80\00:20:38.13
we need to be
self-aware to ask for feedback.
00:20:38.17\00:20:39.73
Right?
00:20:39.77\00:20:41.10
Now, we could
get it from a mentor,
00:20:41.14\00:20:42.47
you know, we could
get it from our family.
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But sometimes we need to have
00:20:43.87\00:20:45.21
one on one
conversation with our teams,
00:20:45.24\00:20:46.84
with our customers, and say,
00:20:46.88\00:20:48.21
hey, how am I doing as a leader
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or how did I
handle that meeting?
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You know, how do
we do on this project?
00:20:51.91\00:20:53.95
And sometimes we
don't ask that question
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because we don't
want to hear the answer.
00:20:56.22\00:20:58.29
But I truly
believe feedback is a gift.
00:20:58.32\00:21:00.16
Yeah, even if
it's hard feedback,
00:21:00.19\00:21:02.42
even if it's not
something we want to hear.
00:21:02.46\00:21:04.19
That's how we get better.
00:21:04.23\00:21:05.56
You know, even
in the biggest room,
00:21:05.59\00:21:07.50
there's always room for
improvement, I tell people.
00:21:07.53\00:21:09.86
So, you know, be
open to feedback,
00:21:09.90\00:21:11.90
but also ask for that feedback,
00:21:11.93\00:21:14.00
ask your direct supervisor,
ask the team around you,
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ask people that even know
00:21:17.54\00:21:18.87
who've known
you for a long time.
00:21:18.91\00:21:20.38
Hey, what are some areas that
00:21:20.41\00:21:21.74
I could work on or
what are some things
00:21:21.78\00:21:23.11
you see about me that
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may affect my leadership
in any which direction?
00:21:24.51\00:21:26.58
So asking for feedback, I
think will be a huge plus,
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if we see that as a gift.
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Got you.
00:21:31.92\00:21:33.25
And in terms of being a leader,
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how has being
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a leader
strengthened your faith?
00:21:37.43\00:21:39.56
Oh, man.
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Yeah, so in many
different situations,
00:21:41.23\00:21:43.47
you know, being a
leader has taught me that,
00:21:43.50\00:21:46.80
hey, I don't have the answers
and it strengthened my faith
00:21:46.84\00:21:49.57
that I have to be
00:21:49.60\00:21:50.94
a representative
every single day.
00:21:50.97\00:21:52.97
You can't take a day
off as a leader, right?
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You have, you know, downtime,
00:21:55.71\00:21:57.11
right, you have
your pay time off,
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but you're always
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on the clock as
a leader, you know,
00:22:00.88\00:22:02.62
so your witness, you know,
00:22:02.65\00:22:04.65
whether you like
it or not, you know,
00:22:04.69\00:22:06.02
what I'm saying is
00:22:06.05\00:22:07.39
who are you when
no one's looking.
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And being that leader,
00:22:09.62\00:22:10.96
you know that integrity piece
00:22:10.99\00:22:12.33
going to what we're
talking about earlier,
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it's so important.
00:22:14.16\00:22:15.50
So I do believe that, you
know, you need to make sure
00:22:15.53\00:22:18.77
you're aware
about your environment,
00:22:18.80\00:22:20.34
you surround yourself.
00:22:20.37\00:22:22.10
But definitely stay
connected to church,
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stay connected to God
00:22:23.94\00:22:25.27
because we're all in
the same race together.
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We need that
community, we need that support.
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And I can't stress enough about
00:22:30.78\00:22:34.18
the power of
being connected to God.
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Amen.
00:22:36.18\00:22:37.52
Now, you also do
leadership development seminars,
00:22:37.55\00:22:40.09
I don't know when you find
00:22:40.12\00:22:41.46
the time to do all
this stuff, but you also do
00:22:41.49\00:22:43.56
leadership development seminars.
00:22:43.59\00:22:45.76
What does that look like?
00:22:45.79\00:22:48.56
Yeah, so, you
know, I have a passion.
00:22:48.60\00:22:50.03
I'm a pastor, I have a
passion for the church,
00:22:50.07\00:22:51.93
I have a passion for
the work getting done.
00:22:51.97\00:22:54.00
And I learned early on,
00:22:54.04\00:22:55.37
you know, through
my theology training
00:22:55.40\00:22:57.21
and my pastoral ministry,
00:22:57.24\00:22:58.71
that we have many
people in our church
00:22:58.74\00:23:00.68
that want to do God's
work, they're excited to do,
00:23:00.71\00:23:03.41
they want to lead,
00:23:03.45\00:23:04.78
but they don't
know how to do it,
00:23:04.81\00:23:06.51
or they've been doing it wrong,
00:23:06.55\00:23:08.38
because no one has
taught them, right?
00:23:08.42\00:23:11.09
So I enjoy working
with church leaders
00:23:11.12\00:23:13.19
and talking
about accountability,
00:23:13.22\00:23:14.82
talking about
goal setting, right?
00:23:14.86\00:23:16.56
It's not just
about we love the Lord
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and as going forward,
00:23:18.43\00:23:19.76
we must do so with
precision, with accuracy.
00:23:19.79\00:23:24.73
And we must have a plan
and measurable objectives.
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You know, and once we do that,
00:23:28.07\00:23:30.54
we see success, we
will have failures.
00:23:30.57\00:23:33.54
But helping leaders
understand that guess what,
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there must be order
00:23:36.01\00:23:37.35
in how we approach
leadership in the church.
00:23:37.38\00:23:40.05
And I don't
believe that, you know,
00:23:40.08\00:23:41.68
people are
leaving churches today,
00:23:41.72\00:23:43.28
because they don't
believe that you know,
00:23:43.32\00:23:44.82
the gospel, you know,
00:23:44.85\00:23:46.19
it's sometimes
lack of organization,
00:23:46.22\00:23:47.56
lack of leadership.
00:23:47.59\00:23:48.92
So I'm able to
kind of spend time
00:23:48.96\00:23:50.33
you know, I preach, and
I connect with people there
00:23:50.36\00:23:52.73
and inspire them,
but I want to move them
00:23:52.76\00:23:54.50
from inspiration to execution.
00:23:54.53\00:23:56.46
Whoa, that is a
gem. Say that again.
00:23:56.50\00:24:00.87
It's one thing to be inspired,
00:24:00.90\00:24:02.24
but I want to move leaders
from inspiration to execute.
00:24:02.27\00:24:05.17
They're on fire about God.
00:24:05.21\00:24:06.57
They're on fire about
the church about ministry,
00:24:06.61\00:24:08.94
but how do we
execute on the vision
00:24:08.98\00:24:10.85
He's placed in our hearts?
00:24:10.88\00:24:12.38
Right, so let's start
with that vision statement,
00:24:12.41\00:24:14.12
that purpose,
00:24:14.15\00:24:15.48
let's just move to action items,
00:24:15.52\00:24:17.39
action plans so
that we can make sure
00:24:17.42\00:24:19.72
we're successful, and the
work can continue to happen.
00:24:19.75\00:24:22.26
So that's kind of a highlight
of some of the work that I do.
00:24:22.29\00:24:24.93
I truly enjoyed
and usually most teams
00:24:24.96\00:24:27.23
I work with, I
stay connected with them
00:24:27.26\00:24:29.40
and it's been an
enjoyable experience.
00:24:29.43\00:24:31.63
Amen.
00:24:31.67\00:24:33.00
So if somebody wants
to check out your website,
00:24:33.03\00:24:35.04
what's your website?
00:24:35.07\00:24:36.40
My website is pierreinspires.com
00:24:36.44\00:24:38.11
I have some resources there.
00:24:38.14\00:24:39.74
A lot of motivational things
and my contact information
00:24:39.77\00:24:42.04
there and lots of people
00:24:42.08\00:24:43.88
just want to
connect on some ideas,
00:24:43.91\00:24:46.75
tips, and tricks or whatnot.
00:24:46.78\00:24:48.22
And I'd like to make
myself available for that.
00:24:48.25\00:24:49.85
Nice.
00:24:49.88\00:24:51.22
And if somebody
wants to send you an email,
00:24:51.25\00:24:53.56
they want to schedule you,
00:24:53.59\00:24:54.92
they want to book
you for a seminar.
00:24:54.96\00:24:57.36
How do they email you?
00:24:57.39\00:24:58.89
Yes, it's pmonice, my last name,
00:24:58.93\00:25:01.26
pmonice@gmail.com
00:25:01.30\00:25:05.27
Wonderful.
00:25:05.30\00:25:06.63
What tips or strategies
00:25:06.67\00:25:09.10
can you give to our viewers
00:25:09.14\00:25:11.94
to help with
their leadership skills?
00:25:11.97\00:25:14.51
Yeah, so number one, you
know, just be comfortable
00:25:14.54\00:25:16.95
with who you are, you know,
00:25:16.98\00:25:18.75
accepting for
you, God created you,
00:25:18.78\00:25:20.28
you're fearfully
and wonderfully made.
00:25:20.32\00:25:21.92
And He's placed a
vision on your heart.
00:25:21.95\00:25:24.02
You know, sometimes
it's easy to get scared
00:25:24.05\00:25:26.29
but just move forward.
00:25:26.32\00:25:27.72
You know, ask
God for that strength
00:25:27.76\00:25:29.26
and just push forward,
you will make mistakes,
00:25:29.29\00:25:31.23
but it will be okay in the end.
00:25:31.26\00:25:32.76
Yes, absolutely.
00:25:32.79\00:25:34.26
So, what do you
think is next for you?
00:25:34.30\00:25:37.63
What's your
goal in your new role
00:25:37.67\00:25:40.44
as president of the hospital?
00:25:40.47\00:25:42.87
Oh, man, I mean,
first and foremost,
00:25:42.90\00:25:44.31
I just want to be,
00:25:44.34\00:25:45.67
you know, an
ambassador for the kingdom,
00:25:45.71\00:25:47.08
you know, I want to be a light,
00:25:47.11\00:25:48.71
you know, connect, you know,
00:25:48.74\00:25:50.08
and this and healthcare is,
00:25:50.11\00:25:51.45
you know, so much uncertainty.
00:25:51.48\00:25:53.88
You know, so I want to
connect with the community,
00:25:53.92\00:25:55.35
work with my team, you know,
00:25:55.38\00:25:56.79
kind of train
them and work together
00:25:56.82\00:25:59.52
so that we can improve
00:25:59.55\00:26:00.89
the health
outcomes in our community,
00:26:00.92\00:26:02.26
but also inspire, you know,
00:26:02.29\00:26:03.63
people to continue
growing in their situations.
00:26:03.66\00:26:06.46
Amen.
00:26:06.49\00:26:07.83
And how have you been
00:26:07.86\00:26:09.20
able to share your faith
in the healthcare system?
00:26:09.23\00:26:11.83
Oh, man, you know, honestly,
every day just by showing up,
00:26:11.87\00:26:14.37
you know, the
way I live my life,
00:26:14.40\00:26:15.74
you know, people ask,
00:26:15.77\00:26:17.21
you know, how come
you don't eat this?
00:26:17.24\00:26:18.57
And how come you don't eat that
or how come you don't drink,
00:26:18.61\00:26:20.14
you know?
00:26:20.18\00:26:21.51
And it's a simple window into
00:26:21.54\00:26:23.91
I actually I'm
Seventh-day Adventist
00:26:23.95\00:26:25.55
and this is what I believe.
00:26:25.58\00:26:27.15
And it went from, oh, okay,
00:26:27.18\00:26:29.38
whatever, to you know,
people definitely reaching out
00:26:29.42\00:26:32.72
individually saying,
00:26:32.75\00:26:34.09
hey, you have
some recipes on this,
00:26:34.12\00:26:35.92
or, hey, I've been
meaning to, you know,
00:26:35.96\00:26:38.13
try this kind of
diet or to cut this out
00:26:38.16\00:26:40.83
and just realizing just me being
00:26:40.86\00:26:42.43
open about my faith,
and showing that difference
00:26:42.46\00:26:45.43
that has really led
to lots of opportunities,
00:26:45.47\00:26:47.57
and lots of
exciting stories there.
00:26:47.60\00:26:50.11
That's huge.
00:26:50.14\00:26:51.47
And then there
was also a situation
00:26:51.51\00:26:53.17
where I think
one of your employees
00:26:53.21\00:26:54.84
came up to you or something,
00:26:54.88\00:26:56.21
and they were like, you
know, we love your Sabbath.
00:26:56.24\00:26:58.21
Tell me about that?
00:26:58.25\00:27:00.02
Yeah, great memory. Yeah.
00:27:00.05\00:27:01.38
So, you know, I'm a
Seventh-day Adventist,
00:27:01.42\00:27:02.85
I'm not working in an
Adventist institution.
00:27:02.88\00:27:04.82
You know, and, you know,
00:27:04.85\00:27:06.19
I take Friday night,
the Saturday's off and,
00:27:06.22\00:27:08.46
you know, my, my
team realized, like,
00:27:08.49\00:27:10.19
hey, you know, this first time
00:27:10.23\00:27:11.56
we never had a boss bother us,
00:27:11.59\00:27:13.16
you know, on the weekends,
00:27:13.19\00:27:14.53
you know, and
that's why it's so,
00:27:14.56\00:27:15.90
well, I'm Seventh-day Adventist,
00:27:15.93\00:27:17.27
you know, it's my Sabbath.
00:27:17.30\00:27:18.63
And now every Monday
is, how was your Sabbath?
00:27:18.67\00:27:21.04
We love Sabbath.
Yeah, we enjoy the rest.
00:27:21.07\00:27:23.24
I say, yes, the
rest is for you as well.
00:27:23.27\00:27:25.61
So that's been so
beautiful and growing
00:27:25.64\00:27:28.04
and encouraging them to get rest
00:27:28.08\00:27:30.18
and find rest in Jesus
has been a beautiful thing.
00:27:30.21\00:27:32.71
Amen. Amen. That's huge.
00:27:32.75\00:27:34.78
You know, I see
the glow about you,
00:27:34.82\00:27:36.79
you've discovered your purpose.
00:27:36.82\00:27:38.82
And that is powerful.
00:27:38.85\00:27:40.19
And that's what we
want for everybody.
00:27:40.22\00:27:41.69
So I want to thank you
00:27:41.72\00:27:43.06
for sharing these valuable tips,
00:27:43.09\00:27:45.29
these valuable strategies
with us and our viewers.
00:27:45.33\00:27:48.40
And I want to thank you
for joining us, you know,
00:27:48.43\00:27:51.53
sharpen your leadership skills,
00:27:51.57\00:27:53.57
read the Bible
00:27:53.60\00:27:54.94
and learn about Christ's method.
00:27:54.97\00:27:57.11
Till next time, bye-bye.
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