Leaning into Fear, Discomfort and Impostor Syndrome with David Taylor-Klaus

David Taylor-Klaus is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, coach, and mentor who is passionate about reconnecting and reintroducing successful entrepreneurs and senior executives to their families. He is the founder of DTK Coaching and the author of the upcoming book: Mindset Mondays with DTK: 52 Ways to Rewire Your Thinking and Transform Your Life. David is an active member and speaker of Vistage International, a founding member of the Forbes Coaches Council, and an active member, speaker, and panelist for the Georgia Chapter of the International Coach Federation (ICF). He holds several certifications, including the Co-Active Training Institute’s Professional Co-Active Coach certification and the Team Coaching Internationals’ Team Performance Coach certificate. David is known for his sharp intellect, humor, and pursuit of excellence. He believes that powerful leaders exist in everyone and his mission is to help empower others to unlock their leadership potential and take an active, dynamic role in their private and professional lives. David joins me today to reveal my story on achieving success and the mindset journey I’ve taken throughout my career. I share my experience of working as a consultant in the biotech industry and how I pivoted my career to become an inspired purpose coach and transformation leader. I share my perspective on leadership and why I believe it is a gift we can use to motivate and inspire others. I discuss the importance of igniting yourself into action by illuminating who you are and what you’re meant to offer to the world. I also share my experience with overcoming fear and impostor syndrome and why we should lean into these feelings of discomfort to use them as a sign of personal and professional growth.   “The more you feel uncomfortable, you’re growing.” – Tony Martignetti This week on The Virtual Campfire Podcast:

• My career journey and what led me from working as a biotech consultant to becoming an inspiration coach
• Why leadership is a gift and how leaders can use it to inspire others
• The flashpoint moment that empowered me to take inspired action to transform my life and career
• The importance of igniting yourself into action and illuminating who you truly are and your purpose in the world
• My experience with burnout
• How my childhood experiences impacted my career choices as an adult and the importance of staying true to yourself and your personal mission
• Choosing an abundance mindset vs a scarcity mindset
• My experience with leaning into the “uncomfortableness” of impostor syndrome and why it’s really a sign of personal and professional growth
• The importance of celebrating the wins as well as the ‘failures’ in your career
• The advice I would give to my younger self
• My advice to other professionals to find meaningful, fulfilling succes

Our Favorite Quotes:

• “Leadership is a gift. It’s not something that you just take; it’s not a title that you own. It is a gift that is given to you. And when you have that gift, you have to use it.” – Tony Martignetti
• “Embrace the changes. Embrace the struggles and let go of attachment to the outcomes.” – Tony Martignetti
• “You can hold a vision of what you want to create in the world, but it’s how you get there that makes all the difference.” – Tony Martignetti
• “The more uncomfortable that you get, you realize that your range is expanded and start to see that there’s a big life out there you can have.” – Tony Martignett

  Resources Mentioned:

• The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life by Benjamin Zander and Rosamund Stone Zander
• Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving by Celeste Headlee

  Connect with David Taylor-Klaus:

• DTK Coaching
• Mindset Mondays TV
• David Taylor-Klaus on LinkedIn
• David Taylor-Klaus on Facebook
• David Taylor-Klaus on Twitter

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