Matters of Influence

The definition for resilience reads the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. The ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape. Grit is defined as courage and resolve; strength of character. Those definition describe our guest Matt "Brutal" Gruidl as he shares his story of resilience and how it has lead him to success in his life.

Matt currently serves as the co-leader for Keller Williams Realty Internationals KW Military Community.

In this episode Terrie and I are discussing how the impact of the last two years through an extended, world wide traumatic time has had on us as leaders.  We hope this episode will create the awareness on how we are not just tired, we are depleted and so are our people.  As a result we need to lean in and evaluate where we are in all areas of our life.  What values may have shifted and what do we need to be replenished.  

In this episode we define values, the impact they have on our lives and how are goals should be in alignment and helps us achieve our values.

We lay out some simple tasks to help you identify if you goals are in alignment with your true self and values.

Are you suffering from goal fatigue?  We discuss what goal fatigue, the signs and symptoms of goal fatigue and the cycle's an organization or team goes through and how goals change depending on which phase or cycle your team or organization is in.

In this kick off to the New Year 2022; we share a practice on selecting a word for the year.  

Boundaries while a simple concept and yet it's not easy.  We will either set up boundaries purposely or they will be done by default and remember we teach people how to treat us.  Remember, boundaries are good and necessary for healthy relationships. Boundaries let people know what behaviors make you want to be around them and what behaviors are simply not acceptable to you. Boundaries let other people know how you expect to be treated.

Evoke - calling forth.  How can we can call forth your awareness that leads to understanding and then change.  We discuss what the awareness looks like for us and give you a few strategies on how and why you would want to create for yourself

The 2020 has left many if not all of us experiencing some degree of trauma.  Specifically if you are in any kind of leadership it is vital that you raise your awareness for yourself and the leads others.  In this episode we define trauma and outline how to identify if you have or are experiencing a trauma.  We will give you steps and strategies in how to heal yourself and then how to be available and assist others in their healing.

We reflect on the year of 2020 and how the process of reflecting moves us forward.  Great lessons for learning and growth.

In this episode we address the reality of what happens with your vision when things out of your control shift your vision.  How do you reset, recreate yourself and the vision you have for yourself and in leadership.

Your essence is fully you.  Your potential, your potency, is your flavor of life and it matters in everything you do.  In this episode we explore the concept of essence and how it can impact your satisfaction in your life and your career.  

What are your emotion's telling you?  Are you listening?

Did you know that in our workforce - it's the first time we have 4 (sometimes) 5 generations?  What makes this complicated are the needs are different - what makes it exciting is how we can learn so much more and get their faster when we take advantage of it.  Listen as I interview Terrie on the topic - and she's got some great references on it as well!

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In the episode we are sharing some of our many insights and take aways from an annual leadership conference called:  Catalyst Leader.  Who we are as a leader impact every relationship in our lives.

In the episode we explore the difference types of energy and their impact on our lives.

In this episode we will explore the work of Dr. Stephen Karpman's work on the Drama Triangle and David Emerald's work on the opposite of that triangle.  We explore how this context filter produces the outcomes and results of our life.  In the end, we can shift our context and get more of the things we say we want in our lives.

In this episode we explore the world of emotions.  We all have them and yet we can get so much more information from our emotions if we reflect.  We will cover 6 of the painful emotions and outline what we can learn from them to help us get more of what we want.

"Life is not about how much you can pack into your days - it's about the impact you can make with your days." - Valorie Burton.

In this episode we will explore the ways we are vulnerable in how we use our time.  Our greatest teacher and key area of vulnerabilities is our non-renewable resource of time.

In our last episode on Transparency we talked about letting go.  This episode explore letting go as leaders through delegation.  

As leaders one key to connection with our people is transparency.  In the episode we look at what transparency is and what benefit happens as a result.

Just as we experience life cycles, so does your team or organization.  We'll identify the various cycles (stages), symptoms and strategies to grow and identify your current cycle.

We will recording our first episode in the coming weeks.  In the meantime please feel free to visit our Blog Site.  www.mattersofinfluence.com.

Here you can learn more about each of the hosts and enjoy our blog posts.