How to inspire people

The founders who ask me to mentor them always ask me the same question:

"How can I inspire my team?"

My answer is always the same:

👉 By first making sure that you are inspired.

An extraordinary leader needs extraordinary authenticity and alignment.

▶ If you are not inspired, you haven't earned the privilege to inspire others.

▶ If you are not motivated, you haven't earned the privilege to motivate others.

But that's precisely the issue with leadership: Everyone believes it is earned externally first.

External leadership leads to:

✖ Leading from theory, not from example

✖ Demanding of others what you haven't yet manifested in yourself

✖ Wanting to receive before giving

✅ However, the reality is that leadership is earned internally first because there is no leadership without self-leadership.

Making that mental switch is essential to begin earning the privilege of leading.