That the time it will show up is when our back is turned and we are facing the real threat. Because when we start to accept our own fear, when we allow it to join us, unchecked, on our journey, only one thing is certain. But it becomes impossible if we decide to accept our own monster in the attic without resistance or challenge. The willingness to resist the herd mentality and forge another path. The only path away from the abyss is leadership. Without it we would not exist as a species.īut the fear that fills today’s society, the fear of individual irrelevance, has become so powerful that it threatens to wash away everything else that matters on the human journey. That the monster in the attic is real.įear is a foundation of the human condition. If that’s true, it’s because our own fears have become so familiar to us that we have learned to live with them, even to empower them, in case confronting them reveals an ever greater terror - that we were right to be afraid.
It has been said that if you stand in a group of randomly selected people and ask everyone to place their fears in the center of that circle, most of us would choose to take back our own. It may look a little different, but I think there's one for everyone.” And I think it's really wildly relatable too. “I think that story not only forged who I am today, but has very much shaped my outlook on life, my outlook as a parent, as a mother, as a marketer, as a manager. The journey that brought her to this powerful position has been complicated and has forced her to confront threats both real and imagined. This week’s guest is Jill Kelly, the Global CMO of GroupM, the world’s largest media investment company. To help them succeed where leadership lives - at the intersection of strategy and humanity.
I coach their leaders to help them maximize their impact and grow their business. I work with creative and innovative companies. "FEARLESS CREATIVE LEADERSHIP" PODCAST - TRANSCRIPT Episode 334: Jill Kelly