Season Finale: Looking Back and Sending Forth

Welcome to the season finale of Fifth Dimensional Leadership! I am so happy that you are joining me today.   Since starting my podcast, I have had the pleasure of welcoming leaders from a variety of industries and backgrounds. My guests have generously shared their insights, their wisdom, and their invaluable perspectives on leadership. They’ve shared their hopes, dreams, fears, successes — and yes — their failures too.   Though each guest was unique and provided invaluable wisdom in their own right, they all shared a common language: the language of leadership. Their words and voices were a unified call to action from that fifth dimension where we vibrate at a higher frequency; where we’re more soul-based and less ego-based, and where we focus on unity rather than separation.   Joining me once again is my favorite collaborator, Jackson Best, who you may recognize from episode 6 of the podcast! Together, we are taking a look back at this season’s episodes and sharing the moments we have found particularly meaningful, that have yielded clarity, wisdom, and inspiration. As we reflect on the season, we’re going to anchor ourselves in the five dimensions of leadership: knowing yourself, speaking your truth, inspiring love, expanding your consciousness, and activating your mastery. My intention for this episode is not just to look back, but to send you forth. I can’t wait for you to join us.   Key Takeaways: [:38] About today’s season finale episode on looking back and sending forth. [2:30] Welcoming Jackson Best back to the podcast! [2:42] Jackson reflects on the first season. [3:20] Grounding ourselves in the first dimension of leadership, Jackson asks: “What was a standout moment for you this season around the concept of knowing yourself?” [4:24] Sharing a standout clip from episode 2 with Shellye Archambeau on knowing yourself, combatting imposter syndrome, and surrounding yourself with champions [7:05] Sharing about a recent conversation I had with Angela Chee on her podcast, The Power of the Only, about the dimension of knowing yourself. [8:01] A powerful clip from William (Bill) Osborne’s episode on identity in the workplace as it pertains to racial equity, the importance of knowing yourself, and how authenticity and standing in your values transparently can become a virtuous cycle. [10:38] Transitioning to the second dimension of leadership, speaking your truth, we share a clip from Stephon Cerrone. In this clip, Stephen shares that knowing yourself is a value proposition grounded in courage, and that truth-speaking, or ‘brutal honesty,’ is the essence of leadership. [12:11] The significance of the ordering of the five dimensions of leadership. And the layers to the second dimension, speaking your truth. [13:18] Bill Osborne’s thoughts on this concept of speaking your truth and the key concepts of being a leader. [14:05] What ‘speaking your truth’ means to me and how it shows up within exceptional leaders. [14:45] A clip from Dorri McWhorter, who speaks about this balancing act between being centered in your truth and being open to the ‘wonder’ of what’s possible. [16:34] Transitioning to the third dimension, inspiring love, we share a clip from Dorri on inspiring love as a universal mandate and work as an expression of love. [18:04] The best leaders inspire love and tapping into people’s unique essence which leads to developing followership. [18:40] In this clip, Gotham Chopra highlights a key aspect of inspiring love and followership, the concept of servant leadership, and what the best leaders do to elevate the unique capabilities of each team member. [22:17] A leader that modeled inspiring love for me: my dad. [24:15] Jackson shares how he connects to this concept of inspiring love and how his mother modeled it for him. [25:30] The symbiotic nature between the last two dimensions, expanding your consciousness and activating your mastery. [25:52] Why the next frontier for talent is consciousness. [27:58] My favorite example of a leader who tapped into a larger consciousness: Steve Jobs. [28:37] Where the future of humanity lies: in putting our egoic minds aside and allowing ourselves to connect to something that will lead to richer lives, happier people, and a better world. [29:38] What consciousness is in its purest form: love. [30:18] I urge you to tap back into your essential self. Sit with yourself. Fifth Dimensional Leadership is about the deep collective knowing and intuition. [30:57] Standout thoughts from guests on continuous learning, growth, and pushing boundaries to activate your mastery. [32:52] How Shellye was intentional about curating her career and was craftsman-like in her approach to expanding her consciousness and activating her mastery. [34:03] A profound clip from Bill on activating your mastery. [35:16] A clip from Gotham Chopra on the importance of putting in the hard work. [37:08] What we have in store for the next season of Fifth Dimensional Leadership! [37:45] Thank you, to our audience, for supporting us in our inaugural season.   Mentioned in this Episode: Jackson Best Past Episodes of Fifth Dimensional Leadership Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms, by Shellye Archambeau The Power of the Only Podcast with Angela Chee The Power of the Only Ep. 27: “Google Executive Ginny Clarke — Fifth Dimensional Leadership and the Power of Self-Awareness and Consciousness” Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For, by Susan Rice   About Fifth Dimensional Leadership & Ginny Clarke Fifth-Dimensional Leadership is a podcast about leadership — knowing yourself, speaking your truth, inspiring love, expanding your consciousness and activating your mastery. As an executive recruiter and career expert currently leading executive recruiting at a Fortune 20 tech company, Ginny Clarke is a passionate and authentic thought leader with a unique and deliberate perspective on work and life. She synthesizes aspects of her life as an African-American single mother who has successfully navigated corporate America for over 30 years. She has inspired, uplifted, and changed the lives of thousands and is intentional about bringing conscious awareness to people of all ages and stages.   Every other week, a new edition of Fifth-Dimensional Leadership will include fascinating guests, covering a variety of topics: power, personal branding, self-awareness, networking, fear, and career management   Stay Connected! To find more episodes or learn more, visit: ginnyclarke.com Connect with her on social media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Youtube