197: Leadership of Self with Gila Kurtz

When most of us think about leadership, we tend to think of what it means to bring others together and work toward a common goal. However, leadership actually starts with leading ourselves. Self leadership is based on habit formation, discipline, and follow through. When we are self-aware enough to ask, 'Who am I right now and who do I need to become?', we start the process of growing and expanding ourselves. Gila Kurtz, dog trainer and owner of Dog Is Good, shares why self leadership is so important in pet care and what it means to overcome the limiting beliefs that hold us back. Gila shares why setting goals for ourselves can be so hard and recognize the need for growth. We also discuss how being better at self leadership makes us better at leading others.

Topics on this episode:

• Defining your role as a pet professional
• Limiting beliefs
• Role of language
• Self leadership
• Leading with your 'why'

Main takeaway: Our limiting beliefs are built on our past experiences and become our operating system. Breaking free starts with being self aware and asking ourselves 'who do I need to become'?

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