The Soundtrack for Success: How Music Drives Performance with Growth Strategy Coach, TEDx Speaker & Author, Gerald J. Leonard #91
Are you tired of hustling and burning out, but still want to achieve more? 🤔
Discover how achieving “more” can mean “doing less” through mindfulness, purposefulness and a new mindset in the latest episode of the Extrology Podcast.
Growth Strategy Coach, TEDx Speaker & Author, Gerald J, Leonard, shares how overcoming a debilitating health challenge inspired him to slow down and transform his approach. 🎶
Learn how Gerald harnesses the power of music as a driving force for business brilliance and to conduct teams to victory.
From leadership insights to productivity hacks, unlock the secrets behind using music as your ultimate productivity tool booster 🚀
In this episode Lee & Gerald discuss:
The unexpected connection between music and business success
Lessons leaders can learn from a jazz ensemble
Reframing ‘disability’ as a positive ‘constraint’
The importance of captivating your whole audience, not just the front row.
The power of using positive vocabulary with yourself
Links & references
Lee Cooper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leecooperrecruiter/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leecooperrecruiter/
Gerald J. Leonard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geraldjleonard/
https://geraldjleonard.com/ext/
https://www.instagram.com/geraldjleonard/
Get in touch: lee@extrology.com
Episode highlights:
“I started looking at project management and business the way I would do music. Make sure everyone's working on their craft, we're all leaning in and listening together, we're all paying attention, we're all supporting each other.” - 7:50 - Gerald J. Leonard
“No matter what skill you're gonna go after, you have to practise. You have to embrace the instrument, you have to learn the ins and outs of it.” - 20:20 - Gerald J. Leonard
“I didn't say I had a disability, I said that I have a constraint. Constraints are not bad, so here I am thinking ‘This is my constraint, so what can you do inside of this constraint?’” - 33:30 - Gerald J. Leonard
“What drives me is knowing that my life can make a difference in other people's lives. People were engaged with my music when I was young, and it was about helping people. I felt called to do something.” - 45:10 - Gerald J. Leonard
“All we have is the day we’re born, a dash, and the day we die. What matters lies within that dash.” - 56:15 - Gerald J. Leonard
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