Chad SilversteinBuilt To Lead · Entrepreneur , Advisor, & Thought Leader

Day 255: Elite’s underbelly...

Name: Day 255: Elite’s underbelly...
Uploaded: 2024-06-17T06:33:33+00:00
Duration: 1 min 9 s
Channel: Chad Silverstein
Description: Chad Silverstein reflects on the loneliness that often accompanies high performance and leadership: growth attracts more responsibility and people, which…

17 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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Chad Silverstein reflects on the loneliness that often accompanies high performance and leadership: growth attracts more responsibility and people, which can amplify feeling isolated. He urges leaders to resist going dark, to ask for help from coaches, peers, friends and family, and to set aside pride and ego to stay connected and supported.

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So yesterday we talked about not wanting to be normal. So if you decide that you don't want to be normal and you're a high performer, then you're definitely going to find many times in your life where you're going to feel very alone by yourself. It's normal and it sucks. And it's just part of the gig of leading anything. And if you're leading anything and you're successful at it, then it should grow. And that means if you're growing your culture, your people, your business, then you're going to attract even more people. And that's typically what happens. Mass attracts mass. So you have to be really careful that you don't go dark when things are tough and that you lean on your coaches, your builders, your friends, your family. And just because you may feel in the moment that you're alone and it feels like you're on this island by yourself most of the time, you have more people that will have your back than you think. You just have to make sure you reach out and ask for help. And a lot of times, leaders have a little bit too much pride to do that. So you gotta let down your ego and you gotta be human. And then you have to connect with other humans and make sure they understand where you're at and what you might need help with.