The Story Habits Secret: How To Become The Leader You Want To Be
Rewrite the story, rewrite the habit for calm, confident leadership.
In this episode of Optimising Leader Brilliance, host Estelle Read talks with Connie Kwan, Founder of Story Habits and Author, about identity-based habits that last for leaders and teams.
You will hear how to link the habits you want, your balloons, to the values you hold, your anchors, with a clear story, your string, to grow leadership visibility, personal branding and thought leadership.
What You Will Learn:
💡 Why your habits do not stick when they are tied to shoulds, pressure and expectations, not your real values
💡 How the Story Habits method links balloons, anchors and strings to make change simple, sticky and personal
💡 How leaders secure their own habit first, then help each person find their own anchor for buy-in
💡 Practical ways to audit your habit wish list, pick one focus, and keep confidence through setbacks
Here's to your leadership development and personal growth!
Estelle Read, Bestselling Author, Leadership Coach & Host of Optimising Leader Brilliance
Chapters below 👇
0:00 - Welcome to Optimising Leader Brilliance with Connie Kwan
3:12 - What a habit really is, your outward expression of who you are
7:45 - Rewrite the story, rewrite the habit, why the why matters
12:30 - Balloons, anchors and strings, the Story Habits method explained
18:10 - Why should habits fail, and what to anchor to instead
23:40 - Manipulation fries, a story that makes change stick
29:15 - Story Habits vs Atomic Habits, the missing why for leaders
34:50 - How leaders help teams find their own anchors for change
40:20 - Secure your balloon first, plus Connie's networking habit
📱FOLLOW OR CONTACT:
⭐ GUEST: Connie Kwan, storyhabitsbook.com/, conniekwan.substack.com/, www.linkedin.com/in/conniekwan/
⭐ HOST: Estelle Read linktr.ee/EstelleAtBeee or @EstelleReadCoach
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#leadershipdevelopment, #habitformation, #personalgrowth
In this episode of Optimising Leader Brilliance, host Estelle Read talks with Connie Kwan, Founder of Story Habits and Author, about identity-based habits that last for leaders and teams.
You will hear how to link the habits you want, your balloons, to the values you hold, your anchors, with a clear story, your string, to grow leadership visibility, personal branding and thought leadership.
What You Will Learn:
💡 Why your habits do not stick when they are tied to shoulds, pressure and expectations, not your real values
💡 How the Story Habits method links balloons, anchors and strings to make change simple, sticky and personal
💡 How leaders secure their own habit first, then help each person find their own anchor for buy-in
💡 Practical ways to audit your habit wish list, pick one focus, and keep confidence through setbacks
Here's to your leadership development and personal growth!
Estelle Read, Bestselling Author, Leadership Coach & Host of Optimising Leader Brilliance
Chapters below 👇
0:00 - Welcome to Optimising Leader Brilliance with Connie Kwan
3:12 - What a habit really is, your outward expression of who you are
7:45 - Rewrite the story, rewrite the habit, why the why matters
12:30 - Balloons, anchors and strings, the Story Habits method explained
18:10 - Why should habits fail, and what to anchor to instead
23:40 - Manipulation fries, a story that makes change stick
29:15 - Story Habits vs Atomic Habits, the missing why for leaders
34:50 - How leaders help teams find their own anchors for change
40:20 - Secure your balloon first, plus Connie's networking habit
📱FOLLOW OR CONTACT:
⭐ GUEST: Connie Kwan, storyhabitsbook.com/, conniekwan.substack.com/, www.linkedin.com/in/conniekwan/
⭐ HOST: Estelle Read linktr.ee/EstelleAtBeee or @EstelleReadCoach
🧰 ACCESS FREE RESOURCES & TOOLS:
⭐Want a summary of today’s learnings?
Subscribe to Estelle Read’s blog, The Brilliant Leader’s Notebook, to get the key takeaways from every single episode: mailchi.mp/a0cfa5a8a10c/8chmrywh3r
⭐Find Out Which of the 7 Leadership Saboteurs is Holding You Back by Completing the Scorecard:
estelle-read.scoreapp.com/
⭐Download Estelle’s Free Journal & Self-Coaching Tool:
mailchi.mp/...ance-outer-shine-journal
⭐Access Other Free Resources:
estelleread.com/resources/
❤️ CAN YOU HELP?
We bring this show to you for free. You can help us keep growing and going by taking 30 seconds to:
🔔 Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode.
📨 Share the show with a friend.
✍️ Leave a review to help others find us.
Thanks for your support!
🗓️ BOOK A 15 FREE DISCOVERY CALL:
⭐calendly.com/...-minute-discovery-call
🧠ESTELLE READ’S COACHING PROGRAMMES:
⬆️The Optimised Leader Programme: NEXT LEVEL:
estelleread.com/...adership-programme/
🎇The Resilient Leader Programme: SHINE:
estelleread.com/...coaching-programme/
📓BUY ESTELLE READ’S BESTSELLING BOOK:
Inner Brilliance · Outer Shine: 10 Antidotes to Imposter Syndrome, Workaholism and Stress: www.amazon.co.uk/...ism/dp/1789048036/
🎧LISTEN OR WATCH ON ALTERNATIVE PLATFORMS📺
⭐Listen on your favourite podcast platform here: pod.link/1515648162
⭐Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/...stelleRead/podcasts
⚠️ DICLAIMER
This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered professional advice. Please consult a qualified professional for specific advice. Don’t suffer alone ❤️.
#leadershipdevelopment, #habitformation, #personalgrowth
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