Season 3, Ep 05: Becoming the Leader Your Social Impact Requires

“If you’re going to be the face of whatever this social impact is, how do you need to show up differently than you do now?,” asks host Robbin Jorgensen. On this episode of Women Igniting Change, she asks you to think ahead five years about the level of social impact you want to be making, and then tells you what you need to begin doing now to be the kind of leader who will rise to that occasion. You’ll have to dig deep, and even become a little obsessed but with Robbin’s advice, you’ll soon be setting your future goals in motion.

 

Start with these questions: Who are the key figures in your space and who would you like to emulate? What beliefs do you need to adopt and which do you need to leave behind to become who you want to become? Learn the affirmation statement she recommends writing down to bolster your conviction and sense of self, as well as which question is so crucial she asks it twice. 

 

Quotes

• “As you step out and put your talents and your expertise and your guidance and your passion out there, it is going to require more and it’s going to require that you step into the leader that you need to be in order to make that happen.” (0:43 | Robbin Jorgensen)
• “Begin to think through the skills that you’re going to need five years from now based on where you would like your social impact to be and who you need to be to run it at that time.” (3:18 | Robbin Jorgensen)
• “If you’re going to be the face of whatever this social impact is, how do you need to show up differently than you do now?” (4:34 | Robbin Jorgensen) 
• “What do you expect of yourself to make your social impact happen? This is a really big question. And I will tell you, for us, when we started working in Rwanda seven years ago, I really had to step back and ask myself that question. What was I going to expect of me, what was I going to expect of my team that was greater than where we were at the time? Really embody that and put yourself in the spirit of that.” (6:48 | Robbin Jorgensen) 
• “Who are some of the leaders that you deeply admire in the world? These can be part of your family, your community, or famous people you know who are leaders in your mind? Why do you admire and respect them as a leader?” (9:25 | Robbin Jorgensen)

 

Links

Connect with Robbin Jorgensen (She/Her):

Website: https://womenignitingchange.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-igniting-change/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbinjorgensen/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robbin.jorgensen/

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