Speaker 1: Hi, I'm Denise Simpson, a master life and leadership coach who helps women step into their authentic and feminine power. So they can lead like visionaries influence with grace, create a legacy of contribution and service. You'll hear about real leadership clients with real problems, navigating their success in life, business, [00:00:30] and career. If you are ready to become a masterful leader, then this podcast was made for you. So let's get started.
Speaker 1: Hey, welcome. Let me reintroduce myself. Hi, I'm Denise Simpson. This is a public service announcement, just like Jay Z's, public service announcement song. Just kidding. Love that song. And it came on the other day and I thought, Ooh, that's [00:01:00] fun. He starts out with an interlude, but then goes into, let me reintroduce myself and then goes into this lyrical masterpiece. And I thought, oh, that's so fun. Let me reintroduce myself because we are really evolving into a new level of identity here. And you are coming along for the ride with me. If you've been here since day one, then you have heard through my podcast episodes, [00:01:30] really the changes, the new identities that I've taken on. I mean, honestly, sometimes I don't feel like I'm the same person. I was three months ago. You're so much learning and expansion that I get to do. And I get to do this for work.
Speaker 1: This is my job. I get paid to learn about new modalities and learn about new, innovative ways of thinking and problem solving. I get to do this for my [00:02:00] clients, for you. This is the best work that I have ever done in my life as a leader. And now I get paid for it and now I get to share it with the world. And it is really the most fun for me because I get to grow and expand alongside you. So I felt that a reintroduction was necessary because this next year is upon us and it's going to be quite magnificent [00:02:30] for us all. I feel like there is this energy of transcendence that is coming forth and partly because of what the last two years represented to all of us, for those that left workforce, for those that stayed behind for those that are now seeing a clear path on this leadership trajectory, because theres now less people in their organization, they're stepping up to the challenge.
Speaker 1: They're stepping up [00:03:00] into this new identity. And I feel like this new year that's upon us is feeling transcendental. It is feeling like a new version of self actualization, way, way, way beyond Abraham Maslow's idea of self actualization. And this is now at a totally new level because of what we have experienced collectively the last two years. And so I too am feeling that deeply in my heart and [00:03:30] wanted to share some, some things, some philosophies about leadership in general, that are in important to me and important to my clients in hopes that we ride this energy of transcendence this next year and we level ourselves up because we deserve it and because we're capable of doing it. And so first thing I wanna share with you is they're been [00:04:00] some endings to my, my business, a few offers that I have closed down things that I've had to reexamine and reevaluate, and really do this like cost risk analysis in my brain and on paper, because there were some things that weren't feeling authentic to me.
Speaker 1: They were actually tying me down. I felt more like a prisoner in my, in my business than I felt as a sovereign entrepreneur. And [00:04:30] I needed to make some really interesting decisions about my business and had to close down a few things. And I did. And I'm glad because I, I wanted to move into this new year with the new en with new energy, with reinvigoration, with excitement, for what we can do collectively as women in leadership. And one thing that is on the horizon because of all these closures and decisions [00:05:00] I had to make in my business. There's now one primary offering that I am going to present to you very soon in 2022. And it's this idea of sovereignty. Sovereign leadership has been something I've been playing with for the last nine months. How fun nine months, we're gonna be giving birth to this baby here very soon.
Speaker 1: And this idea of sovereign leadership is that women leaders, we women get to [00:05:30] free ourselves from limiting beliefs that have claimed, have claimed our power in, in, in organizations, in our lives, in our communities, these limiting beliefs that were imposed upon us by society and culture, things that weren't meant for us, things that our, for mothers, unfortunately bestowed upon us or embedded in our brains. And because we saw them [00:06:00] behave in a certain way because of those belief systems, we then took those behaviors on ourselves that became beliefs about who we are in this world, how we show up in this world, how we lead in this world, how we care for our selves in this world, how we make money in this world. So we get to free ourselves through this work of sovereign leadership. It's going to look like a beautiful program, lifetime [00:06:30] coaching access to me, come on with a gorgeous curriculum that I am building from empirical research.
Speaker 1: And hopefully one day sovereign leadership will become the next emotional intelligence theory by Daniel Goman and many other amazing theories that are out there that have been massed, mass commercialized. And I mean that in the best way, actually mass commercialize, just [00:07:00] meaning that more women will have access to this, not just the academics, not just consultants or leadership theorists like me. No, this is going to be global. It'll it'll transform how women believe about their authority and their power in themselves. But to get to that point, we have to free ourselves. We have to unlearn some of these conditions. Some of these patterns, some of these behaviors [00:07:30] that are impeding how we show up as strong, powerful women leaders, cuz listen, we're competent. No doubt about that, honey. That's not even in question. It's the other that we have to question. Why don't I speak up for myself?
Speaker 1: Why don't I March in and ask for that salary increase? Why don't I question authority? Why don't I question this man in, in, in this leadership role, all of these limiting beliefs [00:08:00] that have kept us down as a collective it's time that we check in with ourselves, who are we at the core of, of, of ourselves? Who are we? You know, something I talk a lot about is beliefs, beliefs that we're never our to begin with beliefs that were imposed upon us, by society, by our culture that weren't intended for us or maybe they were, [00:08:30] and now we get a chance to destroy them. We have permission to destroy what is no longer serving us at some point, the brain probably thought, yep, that belief is gonna serve you. It's gonna keep you in the cave. Right? Okay. I get it. Thank you. You kept me safe.
Speaker 1: But guess what? You also kept me doubtful. You also kept me resentful. You also kept me fearful. And so now conscious brain, I get to do [00:09:00] something about how I wanna show up in this world. That's right. And you, my friend, you get to choose how you wanna show up in this world. Really sovereignty is about freedom. It's about autonomy. It's about believing what you wanna believe on your terms. It's the best work, the best work we're gonna do together. So stay tuned for sovereign leadership. Again, a one time fee that you pay for a lifetime [00:09:30] access to me and coaching the best work we're gonna do together to I say that already. I think I did so, so much fun. So sovereign leadership has, has gotten my juices flowing. As you can tell, I'm so excited about this good work we're gonna do. And then ultimately that book will show up in the world, but the program is important.
Speaker 1: We need to get that open first and then the book will follow. So that's the order or the intended order, but who knows, let's see what, what the universe [00:10:00] has, uh, set forth for us. . But I do know for a fact that this work needs to be seen. It needs to be devoured. It needs to be implemented because it will. And I guarantee you this, it will change lives. So sovereign leadership. Okay. Enough about that. so jump into my email list. I have some free, a free course, a free program for you already [00:10:30] designed for you. The high achieving high, highly ambitious woman that you are head over to my show notes when done with this episode so that you can jump on it because that's one way to get on my email list and stay close to some announcements. So something else that I want to reintroduce to you is this guiding philosophy that we lead ourselves first, before we can go lead a human [00:11:00] before we lead our children.
Speaker 1: Now I know most of you're like, but wait a minute, I'm already a leader and I already have children. What are you saying? I have to lead myself first. What does this even mean? Listen, don't, don't be fearful regarding this philosophy. It's just the foundation work that we do here. You lead the self. First, we put your brain under the microscope. We help you develop into this powerful leader that you are and that we know you can [00:11:30] be. And if you think you're powerful now, work with us and will get you to a whole other level that you've only imagined. So lead th sell first just looks like doing the work that a leader is obligated to do. So, you know, here we are showing up in our careers, things stumble upon, you know, unconsciously to us, right? We become leaders. We are clueless about leadership.
Speaker 1: We just have, [00:12:00] you know, extensive experience in one scope of work. And so they make us a manager. They make us a director or a supervisor. And in some cases, you know, all the way up to the C-suite and then we question our competency because here we are now with a title and obligations, and now it's like, okay, can you walk the walk? Can you talk the talk? Are you the leader that we, we know you can be? And you had strong work ethic as this lower level employee, but now can you fit the bill [00:12:30] here as the leader of this department or the leader of this region? And a lot of us get stuck in doubt and in fear and the imposter syndrome that, that likes to creep in. When we reach new levels of success, it's like the boundaries have been breached, right?
Speaker 1: It's like, Ooh, we just stretched out that boundary. And now our brain is going well, wait a minute. We haven't been outside these walls. Like, what are you talk? What are you doing? Denise? Like, come back, [00:13:00] come back this way. You know, the, the wall was there for a reason. Why have you breached these walls? And now the brain wants to present to you all these reasons why you're not competent or capable. And the work that we do continuously as leaders is we check our beliefs, our assumptions, our bias, our prejudice, our discriminatory tendencies. We, we reexamine those things. We put them under the microscope as we evolve into all these [00:13:30] different roles that, that we play. And this is, I mean, by leading myself first, it's, it's really looking within now. Leadership is about social influence. Yeah. But how are you influencing others? If you don't even have the right belief systems in place?
Speaker 1: Because leadership after all is transference of beliefs. That's what leadership is. My friend of your beliefs onto your subordinates, onto your children, [00:14:00] onto your constituents. Trust me, the person in the room with the strongest belief about whatever it is about that project, about that revenue. Go about that bottom line about your, you know, the finances of your department, whatever the person with this strongest beliefs will win every single time. And that is expected of you leader, transference of your beliefs. Now, listen, they could be personal beliefs, which most of the time they are, [00:14:30] right. We try to stay as objective as possible as leaders, but you have a human brain and take it everywhere you go. Yeah. So you can't avoid that. So this is why this, this work is important. We lead the self. First. We do the work to put everything under the microscope so that we can impact our followers at a greater level.
Speaker 1: This is the work that we do here. Ooh. All right, my friend, listen, I get on [00:15:00] my soapbox. get very excited about leadership. And I want to get you excited about your leadership roles. Now you have roles, bowl roles, not just one role. You lead yourself. First, you lead your families. You lead your communities. A lot of your activists, a lot of you are in the school district, supporting your children. You're also leaders in your organizations, maybe leaders in a region, in a division, maybe you are [00:15:30] in the C-suite. Maybe you are an emerging leader. So you are setting on a path that's unique to you. My friend, I just, I love emerging leaders. You are so ready and eager. So excited to help you along your pathway. And for those of you who are seasoned and who have been in the C-suite long enough, or in, you know, on a leadership trajectory for, for many years, this work applies to you too.
Speaker 1: My friend, cuz if [00:16:00] you have a human brain, you have some interesting things under the hood that we need to look at and we get to do that together. So get excited for what this new year brings. Get excited for your life. Get excited for the results that you wanna create in this life. Cuz I can support you in all areas of your life. This is why I'm a life and leadership coach. I get to support women in leadership. So, so much fun. One last [00:16:30] thing I will leave you with just know that my work is the intersection of leadership, of neuroscience, of feminism and of coaching. So it's these four beautiful disciplines that converge into this work that I do. I have a very unique filter on equality and gender job. I have a very unique perspective on neuroscience and brain anatomy and brain health.
Speaker 1: [00:17:00] I also have a unique perspective on coaching as well as leadership theory. So it's interesting work. It's so much fun and I hope that you join along for this ride. 2022 is going to be magnificent for us all. I can feel it. I know it. And it's time to transcend these levels of mediocracy. It's time [00:17:30] that we reach new levels of south actualization and we're gonna do that to get in the work we're gonna do together. So I am wishing you, my friend, a fabulous magnificent transcendent 2022. I'll see you soon. My friend, much love and big hugs to you and yours. Take good
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