You may not have your dream role now, but you’re bursting with ideas of how to make the world a better place. You long to make a difference but you aren’t sure where to start.

You’re passionate about a specific cause and make sure everyone knows it. Your excitement around this cause influences others to get on board, making you an informal leader of sorts.

You’re future-focused but need a strategy or plan to help you move from one step to the next. You’re still figuring out what you want to do with your life, but you don’t let that stop you from taking small steps to learn more or build your personal brand.

At Your Best

You dream up vivid images of the future, and this excites those around you. You make people believe in themselves because you believe in yourself first. You’re a fierce advocate of others, especially when you sense injustice, and you’ll use your natural problem-solving ability to find a way to make things right. You easily empathize with others and listen for their perspectives and ideas. You know who you are, what you believe in, and how you want to change the world.

At Your Stressed

You know what difference you want to make in the world, but you have no idea how to get there. You have so many ideas swimming around your brain, causing you to feel overwhelmed. You don’t know where to start, so you don’t take that first step. Not taking action keeps you where you don’t want to be, which leads to feelings of fear and self-doubt. Because you do so much to help others, you can become emotionally drained if you don’t make time to fill your own cup.

How Others See You

As a Leader: Your enthusiasm is infectious, and people can’t help but follow your lead. Because you believe in yourself and your abilities, you lead others to believe in themselves and their dreams, too.

As a Peer: Your friends and colleagues love working with you on projects because you always bring fresh, new ideas to old problems. They always support your endeavors, even though they may not be able to keep up with your changing whims.

As a Direct Report: Your leader sees your potential to be a great leader and knows that you need to feel purpose and fulfillment with everything you do. She worries that your entrepreneurial spirit will affect your performance, or that you’ll leave to find the next best thing.

A few more things…

What Gets You Out of Bed in the Morning: You’re passionate about a specific cause, and this mission drives everything you do. You know you were born to make a difference, and this motivates you to keep going.

What Keeps You Up at Night: Wondering if you’ll always be stuck in the same routine, or same job, not making an impact in the world.

Working with Other Types: You can help someone like The Enigma figure out her passion and purpose. You can learn execution skills from The General and hone your leadership skills with The Natural or The Coach.

How to Shine: Learn all you can about the things you’re passionate about. Start a side hustle where you can contribute to a cause and make a difference. Put your plans to paper and write down your goals. Seek out people or resources that can help turn your dreams into reality.

Now that you know your Firepower Leadership Style, how can you use this knowledge to create change within your organization?

>> Action 1: Make personal development a habit. Impostor Syndrome is no joke - and it’s not your fault. You need to unlearn harmful thought patterns by reframing negative or self-defeating thoughts, cultivating deeper self-love, and showing genuine appreciation for what you already have - your strengths, experience, and knowledge. Consistent, intentional practices like journaling, meditation, and connecting to your intuition can help take you from fear of the unknown to faith in yourself.

>> Action 2: Find your crew. When you’re working to improve yourself or your organization, it’s important to surround yourself with people that love and support you, no matter what. Especially if you’re the “only” one of you in your organization. Find an accountability partner who shares a similar personal or professional goal, and check in with them every day. You can also join a Meetup group in your area or virtual networking group where you can build a strong network. If you want to take this work to your organization, start an affinity group or women’s leadership group at work. There’s so much power in peer support, because together, we rise.

>> Action 3: Ignite your spark. Start from where you’re at. You have so much knowledge, experience, and inner wisdom that you can tap into immediately. You don’t have to wait until you get another certification or until you’ve worked a certain number of years before you can make the changes you want to see. You are a leader no matter where you’re sitting today. You have the power to use your leadership style to make the workplace a better place for women. And we need more women like you at the top, where the decisions are made. Consider what you can do, and start small! You can start by highlighting the work of a female coworker or asking for your organization to reimburse leadership coaching. Your spark can set the world on fire, and all it takes is that first step.

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