Ever feel like you’re stuck in a leadership rut, thinking you’re leading but not really making an impact? You’re not alone. Many of us get caught up in the idea of leadership without truly understanding what it means to serve and grow. But what if you could change that? What if you could transform your leadership style into one that genuinely inspires and uplifts others? That’s exactly what Amadeojose Velasquez dives into in this powerful session. It’s all about embracing growth, serving others, and leading with humility. This isn’t just another talk; it’s a game-changer for anyone serious about becoming a true leader. Watch the video below and discover the five crucial questions you need to ask to elevate your leadership game. Don’t miss this breakthrough moment that could redefine your path to success.
Video Transcription:
Guys, I want to thank, uh, my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
And then we’re gonna get right into this because, um, we we’re gonna have a, a, a nice dialogue here.
And it’s gonna be straight forward, no BS, uh, we’re just gonna go right into the foundations of leadership.
See, a lot of us, um, we like to subscribe to the idea that we’re leaders.We like to subscribe to the idea that we’re leaders.
Um, you know, we’re the best and then we’re going to do all these wonderful things and that is fantastic.
We always want to have that positive outlook for ourselves.
But the reality is we have to ask questions, not to ourselves, but we have to go to probably three or four people whom you trust.That’s very important.
Whom you trust that can give you the truth of these five questions.
So, first question is, do you feel, you’re asking, remember you’re asking this to other people, do you feel that I have the best interest above my own? Second question, if you feel that you’re a leader or you aspire to become a leader, another important question is, do you feel you can express and share these? Like, these things, whatever they’re feeling, without them feeling judged.
That’s kind of hard.
That person has to answer that for you.
Do you enjoy being around me? See, and the more I ask these questions, the more you start thinking about people at your job, maybe managers.
Right there, number three, most of us, if you have a job, you don’t like being around your manager.Yes or no.
So they’re not a leader.
They’re a manager.
Follow the next question.
Number four, do you feel I desire to give you the best guidance and advice for you? Number five, would you be willing to be part of a vision? I was waiting for that.
That includes you.
See guys, these five questions are so important for you to have answers and you better be ready for these two things.
Be prepared for the answers.
And if you, you cannot be a leader if you get upset with the response.
That automatically says to you, you’re not a leader.
However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t get better.
See, if you, if you really paid attention for the last few speakers, Up until now, it’s like 20 plus speakers, 20 plus speakers.Every single one of them has discussed these seven core learned skills of being a leader.
They’re learned.
You don’t just come out of the womb and yes, I have character.
Yes.
I, you know, I put others first.
A baby doesn’t put anyone else’s needs first, except their own.
Give me food.
Like that’s always, they’re always selfish, which is fine.They’re babies.
I see some moms here.
Congratulations.
If you’re here with babies, fantastic.
You’re in the right place.
You’re skilled at communication.
You’re consistent, you consistently work well with others.
How many of us have managers or bosses? No one wants to be around them.
Every single R.
V.
P.
and future R.V.
P.
that was up here, they did an amazing job.
Guess what? People want to be around them.
Guess what else? They have vision.
I might have to coin that in Virginia.
I don’t know.
Okay.
They’re flexible to various environments.
And they take accountability for themselves.
I mean, every single RVP who’s spoken, it is ridiculous.It was so funny.
I was like, well, that’s on my presentation.
Well, that’s on my presentation.
That’s what, but guess what? That’s a good thing.
Why? Because every single one of them are leaders.
They’re leaders because they practice these skills and they’ve learned them.
Very important.
They’ve learned them.
And if you notice every single characteristic here can be learned.
So character.
You make decisions based on ethics and principles.
I don’t know what ethics and principles you have for me.
They’re Yahweh.
It’s Yahweh’s principles and ethics.
That’s for me.
Number two, you have humility.
Number three, you voluntarily serve others.
Every single person up here, they said Joe and Denise Cardino, David and Joyce Kim.
They’re always, the leaders are always serving.
Next, you put people first.
You express care and concern for others.
You help others meet their goals, not yours, their goals.
You hear that over and over.
You help others become better.
When you leave here, if someone says to you, Thank you.
You helped me become better.
That’s a good thing.
All right.
You’re skilled at communication.
Guys, you got to learn.
You got to read.
You have to effectively share your message effectively.
Just because I have a lot of pet peeves and we’re going to get one in one of these in a little bit, but people voluntarily want to hear what you have to say or like say and share, which is important.If people don’t voluntarily want to hear what you have to say, you’re not a leader.
You gotta grow.
People feel they can give you feedback.
Listen guys, I have had plenty of feedback from several R.
E.
P.
‘s, good, bad, indifferent.
Amadeo, why aren’t you here? You should be over here.
And they say it with love.
I know they say it with love.
Okay, these next, these next four and we’re going to get to finalize and everything here.
So you consistently work well with others.
Guys, you gotta have, people need to be, people want to enjoy working with you.
If they don’t enjoy working with you, you’re not a leader.
Become better.
Did you develop personal and professional relationships?Strong ones.
You don’t burn bridges.
Okay, again, all these things can be learned.
You can navigate personal and professional conflict effectively.
That’s so important.
Remember, all of these are learned skills.
You have vision.
Okay, you can share the vision, and include others, and you can make decisions effectively.Listen, Listen, you know probably when you guys are running an event of a thousand people or more, what ends up happening is people don’t know what goes behind the scenes.
You have to operate, make decisions really quickly.
Now these last two points, I’m not going to get into the details of it, but the last one, this personal accountability, listen, you have to establish this trust and confidence, not only in yourself, but in being able to take criticism and grow forward.
What is leadership? It’s servitude.
You serve others.
The reason you see all the individuals up here getting recognized, because they served others.
They served the community.
They went on marketing events.
They served clients and husbands and wives and single moms and single dads and everything.
They serve and serve and serve.And when it hurts, they serve again.
What happens is this.
Nope, what happened here? Alrighty, well anyways.
Listen, one of the best things that happens with um, um, with service is that when you serve others, you have to be willing to take the pain and the hits.
And when you take the pain and the hits, and you keep going and serving, that’s when you know you’re That one day you’ll be a Joe and Denise Cardino, Keith and Danielle Otto, Dave and Joyce Kim.You will be leaders that are super, super amazing because you no longer have to do all of this work up front because you’ve served so many people.
And when you serve other people, that’s the one way that you will know that you’ve helped others.
and ultimately became better.
Guys, with that said, help me welcome Joe Cardino back up.
