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Where Are You on the Authority Journey? [Podcast]

October 3, 2020 By Kathryn Aragon

Achieving your most audacious goals doesn’t happen by accident. Explore the Authority Journey and what it takes to influence, lead, and succeed.

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NOTES:

I’ve always been a success junkie:

  • Emerson’s Essays and other wisdom writing 
  • Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: Self-Actualized
  • My father’s bookshelf with books by Zig Ziglar and other pop success trainers
  • A home library packed with books on every topic I care about

But I haven’t always been on a traditional success journey. 

WHY: Each of us has a unique definition of success.

  • I have a friend who’s a young mother — she stays home with her kids while making money as an artisan.
  • Remember my friend Candace Payne? You probably know her best as Chewbaka Mom. She’s never been traditional about anything. She’s an entrepreneur, speaker, and personality.
  • But there are also the high-powered professionals who are climbing the corporate ladder. Success for them is a more impressive title and a bigger paycheck.

As different as each of these situations is, though, they all must go through the same 5 stages to reach success. They must all travel the Authority Journey™.

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  • Stage 1: X-Factor
  • Stage 2: Craftsperson
  • Stage 3: Expert
  • Stage 4: Leader
  • Stage 5: Legacy Leader

Every guru, thought leader, or celebrity has been on this journey. Even overnight successes — either they’ve had a lucky break and they’ll end up regressing to pick up skills they missed… or they were working behind the scenes, putting in their hours, before breaking into the limelight.

TRUTH: 

  • You must start at the beginning of the journey.
  • You can’t successfully skip stages.
  • You can stop at any point you want. (You don’t have to be a Legacy Leader.)
  • This framework applies to EVERY industry, every area of expertise.

What it means is that success isn’t actually the target. Authority it.

So if you want to succeed:

  1. Map out the Authority Journey you’re on. What are the skills and experience you need for each stage of your journey?
  2. Figure out where you are right now on your Authority Journey.
  3. Now do the WORK of the stage your at. The work builds your SKILLS.
  4. Maintain the FOCUS of the stage you’re at. The focus builds your AUTHORITY.
  5. When opportunities come for you to level up and step into the next stage — take them.
    • Discomfort or fear is normal
    • Should be minimized because you’re ready

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