What were you like as a Child?
Hey legend,
There's no doubt about it, whether you like (or remember) it or not, your childhood has a MASSIVE impact on the person or personality you are today.
Your beliefs about the world, money, work and life were all primarily formed in the first 7 years of your life, absorbed from those around you... your caregivers, your parents. Teachers. Society. Media.
Why the first 7 years?
This is the period of life when your subconscious brain is most active. Which often means any messages you heard during that period tend to sink directly into your subconscious belief system (rather than being filtered through an analytical conscious brain).
Crazy right? Can be a bit scary to hear as a parent! (Don't worry though, beliefs can be changed! 😅)
It then begs the question... what were you like as a kid?
As a kid, were you the...
High-achieving, driven, competitive type? (AKA Type 3)
Perfectionist, detail-driven high moral type? (AKA Type 1)
Fun-loving, excitable, always busy type? (AKA Type 7)
Easy-going, 'well-behaved', peaceful type? (AKA Type 9)
People-pleasing, empathic, caring type? (AKA Type 2)
And if you can't remember, you're not alone - turns out, our memories are pretty horrendous for remembering what we did last weekend, let alone what childhood was like!
If you don't know which "type" you are, take the 'What's Your Leadership Style' Quiz >> HERE << to find out. (You'll want to do this before reading the rest of this email!)
We all have so much deeply unconscious conditioning that we’re unaware of until someone shines a light on it. This quiz was designed to shed light on what's playing out in your sub/unconscious system - the part of our brain which impacts 95% of your life and work - so is worth paying attention to!
On the >> latest episode << of the SPARKED podcast, I dive deeper into this topic. I explain the 9 different "Types" of leaders, and how your childhood may have contributed to the type of leader you are today.
Because there's a good chance, how you were as a kid is not so different to how you are right now.
Which means, those skills and abilities you developed as a kid about how to get ahead, be seen, be happy, achieve goals, influence others, and get your needs met - they're all now deeply rooted NATURAL strengths.
For example - if you're a "2" or a 'Collaborator', then you're a natural empath, a powerful connector and incredibly attuned to others needs. As a leader, your superpower is in your empathetic ability to connect in deeply with your employees or clients, to help them, influence them, get them on-side, build rapport and powerfully impact them.
If you're a "7" or an 'Enthusiast', you'll be a natural 'ideas woman', full of energy, excitement and spark. As a leader, your superpower is in harnessing this energy. This energy is contagious - allow this positive energy to infuse through to your team during meetings and lift others up. Share your ideas and vision with passion knowing that it will naturally inspire others just to be around that fire.
These natural strengths are your SUPERPOWERS. So, play to them! They are unique to you and will create EFFORTLESS impact.
This awareness can seriously change your leadership forever.
I recently led a workshop with a leadership team on this topic and the feedback was next level - with the CEO sharing, "Em, that workshop was eye-opening, the best workshop we've ever had."
To discover your superpowers, tune into the latest >> SPARKED podcast << - its a banger.
Or even better, book in your FREE Personalised Leadership Styles Debrief >> HERE! <<
And remember, it's all so possible.
Em x