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Donna Lichaw

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How to discover your superpowers, own your story, and unlock personal growth | Donna Lichaw

Feb 25, 20241h 27m

Guest: Donna Lichaw - Executive coach, speaker, and bestselling author. Donna helps founders, CEOs, and executive teams enhance their leadership skills and scale their impact, having worked with leaders at companies like Google, Disney, Twitter, Microsoft, and Adobe. Key Takeaways: Identify Superpowers and Kryptonite: Reflect on peak experiences from your past to uncover your strengths and weaknesses. Use these insights to leverage your superpowers and manage your kryptonite. Embrace Imposter Syndrome: Instead of denying imposter syndrome, explore how it might be serving you, such as motivating you to learn and grow. Story-Driven Leadership: Your personal story is central to becoming a better leader. Understand and own your story to unlock leadership potential and connect with others. Experiment with Change: Use small experiments to test new behaviors or approaches in your leadership style. This iterative process helps in making informed and impactful changes. Vision and Goals: Envision your ideal future and work backward to create a roadmap. This helps in setting clear goals and aligning your actions with your desired outcomes. Topics Covered: Identifying superpowers, managing kryptonite, embracing imposter syndrome, story-driven leadership, experimenting with change, envisioning future goals, leveraging product frameworks for personal growth.

Notable Quotes

โ€œWe all as humans want to be the hero of our own story.โ€

Personal narrative

โ€œFind out who you are and do it on purpose.โ€

Self-discovery

โ€œYou don't like the path you're walking on, pave a new path.โ€

Taking initiative