Chris Locurto: Entrepreneur, Leadership Coach, Life Strategy, Blogger

Hey leaders,What’s your measure, what are you made of, and where are you coming up short?You’ve probably heard the Latin maxim, "know thyself", which in ancient Greek literally meant "know thy measure". In today’s episode, Joel Fortner, VP of Leadership Development & Next-Level Life Facilitator sit down to talk about three ways in which leaders can overestimate their measure with regards to leadership, and in so doing hold themselves (and those they lead) back from success. Ironically, all three ways we discuss today center on the self. It’s about how we think about our own capacity and how easily we can be fooled into thinking “we’ve got this” when we really don’t. There are some bad habits that we all curate that can inevitably lead us astray. Not knowing yourself, as a leader, is probably the greatest limiting factor you will face. Remember, you can be your greatest enemy, but also your greatest friend.So, don’t miss this episode!

As a leader or parent, are you more apt to avoid, rather than engage, in tough conversations with those you lead? Well, you’re not alone! In fact, you’re actually pretty normal.Do you realize that the majority of leaders (and parents) have never been taught how to take on difficult conversations? And certainly not with sufficient tact, grace, or courage!So, what usually happens? Well, to be blunt, a train wreck happens! There’s often a collision of wills, a battle to be right, and a lot of fear present. Every leader knows that having difficult, but necessary, conversations is a complicated task. When you consider how much is going on at once it can be a daunting task to have that talk.There’s fear - first and foremostThere’s risk - of things going badlyThere’s discomfort - it feels like conflictThere’s pride - especially with big personalitiesAnd lots of emotions - things can get out of controlThings can get complicated quickly. But what can you do about it? How can you prepare for it? That’s what Aaron West

On today’s episode, what we’re really talking about is leading, teaching, and helping others - this could be at the office with team members or at home with your family - to take responsibility and grow (up).​​​We discuss how to accurately assess your capacity as a leader, not to mention that of your team, and avoid falling into the traps that hold businesses back from scaling successfully.To start delegating properly we must know how to take proper responsibility for ourselves first.​Listen now to discover ways to take responsibility and to recognize the lies we believe that cause us to lose worth.​

On today's episode we go over why worth really matters.Worth is the value that’s assigned to or associated with a person or thing.What you’ve accepted about who and what you are, no matter where that information came from, is one of the biggest factors in how you see yourself.It can be the very thing holding us back from living life to the fullest or propelling us forward towards our dreams and destiny.Romans 12:2 saysDon’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.Listen now to evaluate where your worth is placed and why it really matters.

Are you overestimating your knowledge or capacity and setting yourself up for failure and burn out?This is one of the reasons that leaders get trapped in The Leadership Crazy Cycle by being task saturated and over committed.Listen now to learn how to accurately assess your capacity as a leader, not to mention that of your team, and avoid falling into the traps that hold businesses back from scaling successfully.

Self-sabotage refers to behaviors or thought patterns that hold you back and prevent you from doing what you want to do, getting on with your life, your family, your mission and ministry.Listen now to learn how to identify self-sabotaging tactics, address them and then shift your mindset to getting yourself unstuck to be truly authentic!

The last few months on the podcast we’ve talked about clarifying direction, personal responsibility, and living authentically in life and leadership.We want to pause and bring you up to speed on how we’ve been living these things out in our own lives – behind the scenes – at a place we call The Ridge at Leiper’s Creek.A place that’s meant to serve people physically, emotionally, spiritually and bring healing to those who need it most.Today you get the pleasure of hearing my amazing and beautiful wife, Heather, help share this story.

Do you have a shepherd's heart?Today you will find out:what being a shepherd really means and why it's so important,key characteristics of leaders who shepherd others, andhow you can have a similar heart and mindset.You're going to learn keys to grow and develop leaders who love God and love people. This starts with who YOU are as a leader, because that’s who you're ultimately going to replicate.Listen now to become a leader who shepherd's their team to success and creates the kind of leaders you really want.

On today’s episode the coaches gather together to discuss the most listened to episodes of 2021.Joel, Aaron and I, will go over what the most important takeaways from those episodes were, and what we need to carry with us into 2022.Find out on today's countdown, what our most listened to episode of 2021 is!

Learn how to grow success and master how to lead remote team members, navigating the challenges of multiple time zones, cultural differences, and even mild language barriers. On today’s episode, my VP of Leadership Development Joel Fortner will help us identify and navigate the various challenges of leading remote teams and how to lead them to success. Also one of our own remote team members, Brian Alex, is on the show and shares keys to leading remotely from the perspective of the team member.As businesses rapidly go remote, find out what the statistics are for hiring remote workers and how going remote may be incredibly valuable for your business.

In part 1 of Strengthening Your Emotional Stability, we discussed how to recognize your current condition, as well as your daily contribution to your emotional health, and how different personality styles respond to feeling out of control.Now I want to dig into some things you can do to take control of your stability.In this episode, we go over the five emotional stability boosters that you need to be tapping into for your health.

Strengthening your emotional stability may be your best defense against the craziness of the world we live in.In order to gain that strength, you must use self-awareness as a valuable tool to assess your condition and improve it. Today's three key points will help to analyze yourself and the role you play in your own emotional stability.What does the structure of your life look like? Are you eating well? Getting enough sleep? How about the amount of negative versus positive influences you have in your life? All of these things contribute to your emotional stability. Listen now to discover the emotional stability boosters that can help you feel grounded and better equipped to handle the struggles that we all face throughout our day.

Do you ever feel like you're just trying to keep up with the speed of tasks and "fires" that come your way? Or the number of decisions you have to make every day?This is no way for a leader to live! It's critically important for leaders to get out of, what we call, "The Leadership Crazy Cycle," so they have more time to concentrate and lead people to success in their roles.Leaders who have TIME to lead move businesses forward!Get your free assessment tool that we’ve developed to help leaders like you determine their current state of health as it pertains to the Leadership Crazy Cycle.As you listen to today's episode we go over the 3 tools that every leader must replenish to further grow and succeed!

Today’s episode is part 2 of "Personal Responsibility in the Age of Entitlement".We’re going over how to change your inner dialog, complain less, and move towards taking responsibility for everything that we have control over in our lives!So while you listen today, think about what Jordan Peterson says, "Treat yourself like someone you’re responsible for helping."

Our theme for the month is Personal Responsibility, and today we’re focusing on how entitlement can easily make us play the role of victims and refuse to accept responsibility for our lives and actions.The person with a sense of entitlement believes: everything that happens should somehow benefit them. Anything unfavorable or unfortunate that happens in life is happening “to” them.The person with a sense of responsibility believes: it’s their duty to deal with whatever comes up, to be accountable, and to accept all of the consequences of their own actions.On today’s episode, we’re going to dive into a topic that I think is very important for the times that we’re living in. Especially, if you’re younger than 40 years old, this could be vital to you!

Today's episode is part 2 of "3 Ways to Avoid Mission Drift". This week we continue with what happens when you've found yourself drifting away from your mission and how to get out of that "crazy cycle". It’s ok to force a culture of accountability if you want to avoid drift.Part of forcing culture is teaching your team what is right. Learn how to rehearse your vision with your team. If you don’t catch your team doing it right, they’ll forget what right is. Catch them doing it right, rehearse it, reinforce it, help them memorize it, never forget it.Leaders must lead to the destination they want to go.Make every decision count.Stay accountable to the mission.Reinforce your very best practices.Listen now to be sure you're still heading in the direction of your original mission and not experiencing mission drift!

Navigating Life with CourageYou’ve got clarity on your purpose and who you are in life, but what now?Learn how to maintain your course with confidence!Today we dive into the three keys to courage in times of trial.• Take courage- You can choose to be discouraged when setbacks come,or you can choose the courage to move forward with confidence.-Anonymous• Follow your instruments- Find out what instruments God has given you to help you navigate through life.• Refuse to get off course- you’ve got to refuse to get distracted from your goal and destination!We have all faced trials through life and business but I would like to help guide you on how to not only make it through these difficulties but to do so without fear, and even rejoicing!

Have you ever found yourself drifting away from your mission? Where you're just trying to survive the "crazy cycle"?It's easy to get off track and "drift" from your original plan and purpose.Drifting happens one decision at a time and eventually, your decisions start to drift away from the direction you had set.We decide our way into drift and we can decide our way out of it...Today we dive into these 3 ways to avoid drifting away from your original vision:• Decision making• Constant accountability• Rehearsing VisionLife and business can get messy! Learn to recognize the signs of falling back into old patterns that do not serve your mission.

Many leaders stumble and fall because of dis-ordered lives, but God wants us to live well-ordered lives.What do you need to do and/or change today, in order to gain perspective and clarity?Beginning with a goal or purpose in life is a great start but in order to discover your purpose you must know who you are at your core.Today we go through the 4 important questions to ask yourself for more clarity on who you are before leading others.

You are not here by accident! You were created on purpose for a purpose!Making sure you have a a clear purpose might be just what you need to propel you to the next level in life and business.In this episode, we discuss the path of finding out what that purpose is, and how it will help launch you into your potential.We also go over what type of effects may occur in your life when you do not have a clear purpose.Find out today how to set clear goals that will lead to obtaining your personal mission statement and learn how to overcome obstacles along the way.