Today’s guest is a certified professional executive coach that specializes in transitions and communication for leaders and organizations. Beth Anne Ferris is an exceptional certified professional executive coach. Beth Anne walks you through how to uncover and address the past wounds holding you and your development as a leader back. You’ll also hear about how you can be an authentic leader, how to jumpstart your self-reflection, and when to find a coach to help you grow.   Takeaways: The focus of leadership should not be on influencing your followers to do something, rather, the focus of leadership should be on the leader. Leaders need to start by leading themselves. This is what followers will gravitate toward.  Great leaders are authentic to who they are. That comes from getting to know yourself.  Through this, you learn about the wounds you have and can then work on healing those wounds.  Becoming a great leader involves a lot of self-reflection. Recognizing the deep wounds that you have can propel you to do great things and unlock your ambitions.  Learning about yourself takes a lot of work and can take a long time, however, hiring a coach can facilitate your growth much faster.  If you don't get past your trauma, there is zero probability you're going to be the great leader that you want to be. You can’t be truly vulnerable and still have a wall up.  When hiring a coach, make sure you find someone who you can trust and that knows what you need.  You don’t need to have all of the answers as the leader, the people around you will help you find the answers when they show up.    Quote of the Show: “The ones that have that ambition, that want to go and change the world, usually have a lot of stuff going on. Deep wounds that have actually made them who they are.” - Beth Anne Ferris   Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanne-ferris-ms-pcc-72764545/  Company Website: ​​https://www.bethanneferris.com/    Ways to Tune In: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b9436ea0-3e54-4c2d-a555-43e6ac890787 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-impactful-leadership-show/id1608566236 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/39cdJjxlfGrGXreE7r8OBm Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2ltcGFjdGZ1bGxlYWRlcnNoaXAvZmVlZC54bWw iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/95281596 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3352055 YouTube: https://youtu.be/ov6QBJvlx7k    The Impactful Leadership Show is sponsored by the DC Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Learn more at https://www.eodcnetwork.org/home    The Impactful Leadership Show is produced by Ringmaster, on a mission to create connections through B2B podcasts. Learn more at https://ringmaster.com/