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Hey family, I'm David Jeremiah Akhigbe, leadership coach, mentor and your

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companion in this journey of growth. On this podcast we are not just talking

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leadership theory, we are getting honest about what it looks like to show up and

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lead with courage, clarity and consistency like I mentioned in the last episode

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right? Showing up and then taking the lead, taking responsibility but then in

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this particular one we are getting honest, we're getting honest about what it

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looks like to show up and lead with courage, clarity and consistency. This is

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episode two and today we unpack a framework that I've lived and living, I've

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taught and I've seen changed lives. I call it the P-VIAL Blueprint. If you're tired

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of trying to lead without alignment, this episode is the compass you have been

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missing. This is episode two and today we unpack a framework I've lived, I'm

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living, I've taught and I've seen changed lives. I call it the P-VIAL Blueprint. So, if

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you're tired of trying to lead without alignment, this episode is the compass

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you have been missing. Now I want you to imagine something real quick, imagine

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something real quick. You're handed a powerful vehicle, sleek, brand new engine

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homing with potential but here's the catch, no GPS, no road map and the dashboard

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blank. You get the picture right? Now that's what leadership feels like without

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a framework. That's what leadership feels like without a framework. See,

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elin my journey, I had energy, I had goals, I had big ideas but I didn't have

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a blueprint. I was doing everything but nothing in alignment and honestly that

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disconnection started costing me influence clarity and even confidence. That

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disconnection alone started costing me influence clarity and even confidence.

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That's why I built the P-VIAL Blueprint. Not from theory but from real-life

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experiences. Hard ones, wins and losses. The kind that taught me that leadership is

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less about having answers and more about having alignment. Less about having

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answers and more about having alignment. So what is P-VIAL? First of all, do you know

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what a VIAL is? Something that holds precious liquids so you know like an

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elixir. So that thing you've watched epic movies and then there's like an

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elixir in a very small container that is very, very valuable. The thing that holds

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the elixir you understand is called a V.I.A.L. So a V.I.A.L. is something that holds

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something very precious. So I call it P-VIAL because the V.I.A.L. is an acronym

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actually you understand? But the V.I.A.L. is the holder for something precious and the kind of V.I.A.L. you know, just

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You know, I call it the P-VIAL. So the name of the vial is a P-VIAL you get the joke,

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but now what's that valuable thing inside of the vial is leadership.

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So your leadership is contained in this vial. This blueprint I'm actually given to you is

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something very, very precious, very, very invaluable, very priceless. So what is pee vial?

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It stands for purpose, vision, influence, authenticity and legacy.

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P for purpose, v for vision, i for influence, a for authenticity and l for legacy.

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Now each word is a lens. Together they form the blueprint.

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A leadership compass you can carry into any room, any team and any challenge. In this episode,

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we're going to walk through each one, not just to define them, but to help you spot them,

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or the luck of them in your own leadership. So let's break it down.

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Let's start with purpose. Purpose is the why.

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The fuel, the reason you show up when motivation disappears.

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It's the why, the reason for a thing, the reason why you are venturing into something in the

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first place. It's that reason that makes you show up, that thing that makes you show up

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when motivation disappears. The truth is many leaders are burning out,

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not because they are weak. No, not because they are weak, but because they are misaligned.

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They are misaligned. They don't know why they do what they do.

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They don't know why they are in that thing in the first place.

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Without purpose, activity becomes noise.

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You do more or feel less fulfilled. It becomes noise. And I'm sure you don't want that.

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So you ask yourself this. Number one, what am I really building here?

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What am I really building here? Number two, who benefits when I get this right?

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Who really benefits when I get this right?

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You see, pop-ups makes leadership personal. Pop-ups makes leadership personal.

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And when leadership becomes personal, it becomes powerful.

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Purpose makes leadership personal. And when leadership becomes personal, it becomes powerful.

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The very next one, vision.

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Vision is about direction. It's not just what you see.

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But also, it's what you help others see.

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Vision is about direction. It's not just what you see.

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It's what you help others see.

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Think of vision as the mental blueprint of your desired future.

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So that future is so desired. Think of it as the mental blueprint of it.

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When a leader is unclear, the team wonders the just no direction, no sense of direction.

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They just do what they want to do. Vision is not communicated clearly.

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They just stay on board and stay afloat, just making the most of what they can,

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while they can, and while they're there.

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When there is a need for guidance and in direction.

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When a leader is unclear, the team wonders. But when vision is clear, energy aligns.

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Everywhere gets back on track. Everyone knows where they're going.

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And no, no, no. Vision is not just reserved for CEOs and presidents.

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In fact, it's not reserved for them.

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If you lead a two-person team,

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just two persons. You need vision. If you lead your family.

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as the father or the mother, if you're single parent or, you know,

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the son when you come of age and then your mom now depends on you.

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Your parents are, like, old, you know senior citizens, and then,

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You know, you begin to chart the course and the direction for it.

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Or as a father, the mother of the house,

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you need direction, you need vision.

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Or even just yourself, you need vision.

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Now, don't over complicate it.

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A compelling vision is one sentence that points forward.

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A compelling vision is just one sentence that points forward.

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And invites people to move on.

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Take, for instance, Martin Luther King (Jr.), I have a dream.

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I have a dream. That was the vision.

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That was the vision statement.

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Every other thing hung around it.

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I have a dream that this, I have a dream that this would happen.

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I have a dream that this would happen.

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But everyone knew I have a dream.

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So don't over complicate it. You understand me.

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So the next one is influence.

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Ooh! I like this.

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Now, listen, I'm not talking about manipulation or control.

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When you think of influence, don't think manipulation, don't think control.

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Influence is simply trust that you have earned.

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Earned trust.

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I emphasize it in the episode and the first episode, the last episode.

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Influence is earned trust.

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Influence is when your presence changes the room, even if you say nothing.

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When your presence changes the room, even if you say nothing.

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I like to refer to influence as the

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The leadership currency.

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You know, there's something called leadership currency.

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Leadership currency is your influence.

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That's your influence.

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Leadership currency is, you know, that thing that makes you...

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that changes things around you when you are there.

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The influence you have to make things happen.

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The power you have to make things happen.

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When you say this, how swiftly do people move in view of your direction?

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When you give a directive or you chart a course, how quickly do people move?

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Now, you could actually increase your currency and you could decrease it.

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It's like, you know, it's your leadership bank account.

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You understand?

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It's your leadership bank account.

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And then what influence your leadership bank account?

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And then what fuels it is trust and consistency.

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Trust and consistency.

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Like I've been emphasizing.

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So you see, influence is the core currency.

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That's why it's the core currency.

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Titles don't create influence.

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You see, that thing that makes your presence change the room.

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Even when you see nothing is influence.

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That's why it's your core currency.

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The core currency of leadership.

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Titles don't create influence.

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Consistency does. Integrity does.

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Consistency does. Integrity does.

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The way you listen, the way you show up in tension,

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the way you make other people feel seen.

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Those are deposits into the influence account.

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Leaders who chase influence usually lose it.

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But leaders who build trust naturally grow it.

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So if you're focused on chasing influence, you will lose it.

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Or if you're focused on building trust,

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you will naturally grow it.

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Now to the next one authenticity.

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Authenticity is not about oversharing or performing realness.

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It's about congruence.

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It's when you know your inner values align with your external behavior.

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When your story, your scars, your style,

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they are not hidden or dressed up. They are integrated.

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Your stories, your scars, your style, they are not trying to dress them up.

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They are not hiding them. They are integrated into who you are and then what you are about.

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You don't need to fake leadership.

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People are drawn to truth, not polish.

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People are drawn to truth, not polish.

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And authenticity creates room for others to be real too.

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So your humanity is your leadership superpower.

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Your humanity is your leadership superpower.

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If you'll stop hiding it,

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your humanity, who you are is your leadership superpower.

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If you stop hiding it.

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Finally, legacy.

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Legacy.

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Legacy.

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It's not about, this is not about building money men or chasing fame.

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It's about the impact that outlives you.

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Every email you write, every decision you make, every person you empower is all building something.

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You need to know.

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Every single action you take, the email you write, the decision you make, everybody you empower,

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it's all building something.

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Legacy is what happens when you live with the end in mind.

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And lead like every interaction matters.

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Two things.

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Legacy is what happens and is what you are building.

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When you live with the end in mind,

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and you lead like every interaction matters.

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Two things: End in mind.

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Interaction matters.

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Every interaction matters.

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Leaders plant seeds, they may never see group, but they plant anyway.

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You have to have that feedback of your mind.

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Leaders plant seeds that they may never see group, but they plant anyway.

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So it means that you could be in a particular place,

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but ensure that you plant a seed.

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You create an impact.

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You might not see it group, you might not actually see the effect of it,

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but plant it.

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Plant it.

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Plant it.

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So here's the recap.

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P—VIAL, P.V.I.A.L. P for purpose.

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Purpose fuels your why.

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Vision aligns your way.

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Influence defines your how.

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Authenticity shapes your who.

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Legacy secures your what for.

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I go again.

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Purpose fuels your why.

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Vision aligns your way.

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Influence defines your how.

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Authenticity shapes your who.

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Legacy secures your what for.

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This week I want to challenge you.

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Pick one of the five.

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and zoom in.

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Maybe it's purpose, maybe it's influence, you know, or whichever one.

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Whatever it is, ask yourself, where am I aligned.

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Where am I drifting.

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Number one, where am I aligned.

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Number two, where am I drifting.

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Number three, what one adjustments could realign?

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What one adjustment could realign me this week?

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You see, leadership is never about perfection.

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Now, it's about direction.

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And the P-VIAL blueprint is here to keep you grounded, focused, and growing.

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Yeah.

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The P-VIAL Blueprint is here to keep you grounded, focused, and growing.

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So next episode, we are zeroing in on the core.

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On the core, which is purpose.

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The next episode will unpack what it really means to lead with a WHY.

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That burns deeper than applause.

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Will unpack what it really means.

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Will unpack what it really means to lead with a WHY.

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That burns deeper than applause.

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Pressure or quick wins.

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Because without purpose, leadership becomes performance.

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And I want you leading from conviction.

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Not convenience.

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I want you leading from conviction, not convenience.

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If this landed, and if this episode spoke to something inside you,

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go ahead, hit that subscribe button, hit that follow button, share this with a leader,

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share this with someone you know needs it, share this with a leader who needs this reminder,

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and come back ready.

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Share this with someone on their leadership journey, and come back ready.

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You see, the P-VIAL blueprint isn't just a framework.

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Nah.

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It's a way of leading that outlives the spotlight.

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You were built for, more than noise, definitely.

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So let's lead with that intention.

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It's not a trend, it's your edge.

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This blueprint is not a trend, it's your edge.

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And when you lead from that alignment, you don't just grow you multiply.

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You multiply.

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Understand?

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So yeah, catch you in the next one.

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Cheers.

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