375. How to Tap Your Courage + Reach Your Highest Potential - Antoinetta Mosley

Antoinetta Mosley, I Follow the Leader, Courage Candy, We Are For Good Podcast

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Overview

Meet Antoinetta. She’s a courage curator, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategist, author and CEO at I Follow the Leader LLC. She’s a big believer in the power of consistently cultivating courage. We’re so excited for her to join us on the podcast today and share her playbook for how we can step out of complacency and into courage - don’t miss it.

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About the 7 Attributes of Courage

How courageous conversations build cultures people celebrate
Why your nonprofit shouldn’t DIY Your DEI

Today’s Guest

Antoinetta Mosley, CEO, I Follow the Leader LLC

“Courage is contagious.”

— Antoinetta Mosley, CEO, I Follow the Leader LLC

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Episode Highlights

Antoinetta’s story and journey to where she is today (3:30)
Tone Setting (6:00)
Antoinetta’s New Book: 6 Months of Courage Candy: Consistently Cultivate Courage to Reach Your Highest Potential (13:00)
Seven attributes of Courage (17:00)
How to create an action plan to implement today’s topics (20:00)
Cultivating equitable spaces (22:00)
Why your nonprofit shouldn’t DIY Your DEI (27:00)
Example organization that has done this work + done it well (31:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Antoinetta’s life (33:00)
Antoinetta’s One Good Thing: Courage Over Complacency. (36:00)
How to connect with Antoinetta (38:00)

Powerful quotes

“A lot of people were not taught how to have these conversations. A lot of nonprofit teams and board of directors want to do this work, but they are realizing they don’t actually really know how to have courageous conversations in the workplace.” -Antoinetta

“Often when they start talking about DEI and belonging, it becomes uncomfortable very quickly.” -Antoinetta

“Being courageous is going to help you and help your team.” -Antoinetta

“When we think about bite size candies, it makes us feel so much better. I want it to feel manageable, the bite size encouragement.” -Antoinetta

“I realized a lot of people wanted help. People wanted to know what they could do today.” -Antoinetta

Ask, “how are you feeling right now?” -Antoinetta

“Being explorative first, doing research, and asking how your team feels will help unlock what you need to do next.” -Antoinetta

“The alternative to choosing courage is choosing complacency. I really want to leave everyone with that and share that courage is going to be uncomfortable, but it is a daily choice.” -Antoinetta

“Courage is contagious.” -Antoinetta

“We can do more, and the more that we are contagious, that is going to be a ripple that will inspire people.” -Antoinetta

“We are all going through a lot right now and mental health continues to come up. I want to encourage those out there that cultivating courage daily is also for yourself so you can reach your highest potential.” -Antoinetta

“You are beautiful, you are amazing, and you have a purpose on this earth.” -Antoinetta

“Invite someone new to your table. It will always lead to good.” -Antoinetta