E164: STOP Chasing Squirrels: Find and Live Your Purpose With Executive Presence with Ted Bradshaw

Today’s guest is on the Speak Up with Laura Camacho is the wonderful and charming Ted Bradshaw! He is an Expert EOS implementor (Entrepreneur Operating System) which is used in small and large companies to help get the right people in the right seats. After graduating from school and sending out hundreds of resumes, Ted landed his first job making 100% commission selling alarm systems. Following a short stint in this position, he eventually found his way into some of the big players in corporate America Including Xerox and IBM. After success in the corporate world, Ted felt the need to move to something different. Some years later, Ted became a serial entrepreneur, starting five companies in the past twenty years. Seven years ago he began coaching EOS. His admirable passion is to help those who have a desire to achieve do so through purpose. This led him to write his book, Stop Chasing Squirrels: 6 Essentials to Find Your Purpose, Focus, and Flow In this wisdom-imbued episode, Ted shares: How a breakdown in communication often leads to failure The importance of asking yourself the question: What are you prepared to go to war with? How the drive to succeed can lead to burnout How to understand what is behind your drive to succeed (it might be worse than you think) Why you need to choose to be guided by purpose How ‘the TEMP’ exercise works and how it can help you find your purpose and make your mark How the ‘six essentials’ will change the way you approach your career. You can connect with him on his website, LinkedIn, or follow him on social media @tedbradshaw.

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Do you often feel sidelined in discussions, wanting to speak up and have more influence? Ever experience that you say something in a meeting and then it seems like people maybe are still not getting what you’re saying? Do you need more executive presence in high stakes meetings? Discover tactics to confidently assert yourself and make your ideas count on Speak Up, the podcast for high-performing introverts and ambiverts. You'll learn: 1. Visibility Strategies from the art of persuasion, ensuring your voice is heard and respected in meetings and sought after for key projects 2. How to expand your influence, to reclaim your recognition, get green lights, and avoid your ideas being taken credit for by others 3. How to develop your confidence, to participate actively in senior leadership and executive meetings and beyond Host Laura Camacho, with 20 years of coaching experience, guides high-performing professionals to express their ideas clearly and build executive presence. Tune in every Monday for a 10-minute executive communication skill, Wednesdays for a half-hour industry leader interview, and Fridays for a 8 to 10-minute charisma or leadership tip from leading personalities like JK Rowling and Elon Musk. If you're ready to move forward in your career, listen to Speak Up episode 390: These 12 Science-Backed Charisma Tactics Skyrocket Executive Presence & Leadership Impact: https://pod.fo/e/2c2b5e