Jan 5, 2022
You need to self-educate. There's no excuses. You can learn at your own pace. You can relisten and reread and get better every day if you choose to find the education.
Your bookshelf should be bigger than anything in your home, not your TV, not your jewelry collection, not your shoe collection.
With the world of information getting more accessible now with the internet, there’s no excuse to not self-educate!
Thora Dowdell was formerly in marketing and sales, before becoming a business partner with Sean, initially in the music recording industry and later in Club Tattoo. Thora is passionate about empowering women business owners through her story. Together, the husband-wife team have authored the new book, Brand Renegades: Our Fearless Path from Startup to Global Brand (Entrepreneur Press, May 25, 2021). Learn more at www.clubtattoo.com.
In this episode, Thora talks about knowing where you are in order to reach wherever it is that you want to be. Here, she mentions the importance of self-education, and how we can make more effective leaders in this modern world.
What you will learn from this episode:
- Discover how important it is for you to be aware of where you are right now
- Understand why you shouldn’t fear success
- Find out how you can be at where you want to be through tips given by Thora herself
“You need to self-educate. There's no excuses. You can learn at your own pace. You can relisten and reread and get better every day if you choose to find the education.”
– Thora Dowdell
Valuable Free Resource:
- Grab a copy of Thora’s book by visiting Brand Renegades: Our Fearless Path from Startup to Global Brand.
Topics Covered:
01:28 – Challenge is the fear of being successful and taking personal responsibility for your own success in life.
02:11 – Not having self-awareness on where you are: the common mistakes business women leaders make as they try to find that balance on their own.
03:10 – One free and actionable tip you can do to start your journey towards where you want to be: Self-education first. You need to self-educate. There's no excuses. You can learn at your own pace. You can relist and reread and get better every day if you choose to find the education.
04:10 – Valuable free resource to help you change where you are today: Find someone in your life that you can watch and follow and ask for mentorship. If you find a leader in their organization and really conversate with them with the right questions, it can project your leadership and your confidence into the next level, changing where you are today.
04:59 – Q: How to build leadership and how to build leaders? A: Develop higher young inquisitive proactive females into better leaders. That starts with replacing ourselves in our current roles.
Key Takeaways:
“Be where you are. Understanding exactly where you are can help you clear a path to focus on where you want to be.” – Thora Dowdell
“Your IQ is not better than your I can.” – Thora Dowdell
“It's not magically bestowed upon us to wake up and be great. We have to try to be great, and we have to strive for excellence and not perfection. I think it starts with replacing ourselves in our current roles, so that we can float into the next level of our own excellence.” – Thora Dowdell
Ways to Connect with Thora Dowdell:
- Website:businessgamechangers.com
Ways to Connect with Sarah E. Brown:
- Website: https://www.sarahebrown.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowguides?lang=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahebrownphd/