Episode 302 Intentional Leadership and the Power of Giving Back with Amos Balongo

John talks with Amos Balongo — executive leadership coach, communications coach, keynote speaker, John Maxwell speaker and coach, corporate trainer, founder of Camp Ohana Foundation (nonprofit serving youth globally), husband, and father. Amos is also an international speaker who has traveled to 32 countries, speaking to groups such as the U.S. Navy, YMCA, United Nations, and U.S. Pacific Command.

Listen to this episode to learn more:

[00:00] - Intro

[01:08] - Amos' bio

[02:32] - Amos' journey from Kenya to the U.S. and into leadership

[06:02] - Camp Ohana Foundation and its impact on kids

[09:31] - Camp Ohana locations around the world

[11:12] - Bringing guest speakers to inspire kids with real careers

[12:34] - Why Amos connected with John Maxwell team

[13:57] - Coaches Need Coaches

[15:24] - Amos' fear of public speaking and overcoming it

[18:56] - Speakers who don't work on their craft

[20:58] - A Voice Empowered book

[24:46] - Four pillars of leadership

[31:16] - How Amos' faith gives him purpose and strength

[33:34] - The pendulum of work and family

[35:25] - Creating memories with family

[36:49] - Amos' definition of success

[38:14] - #1 daily habit

[39:31] - Traits of a great leader

[41:38] - Legacy Amos wants to leave behind

[43:18] - How Amos invests in his growth

[44:24] - Best way to connect with Amos

[47:11] - Closing thoughts

NOTABLE QUOTES:

"A lot of times, we focus so much on a destination, not realizing that the journey is where we learn, is where we grow, and the destination is just an end product of the journey."

"When you're blessed, it's very important to look back and give back and bless others."

"If you're a leader and you're not creating more leaders, something is wrong with your leadership."

"You cannot be what you cannot see."

"Everybody can teach you something if you're, if you're teachable and willing to learn."

"With everything you're doing, you've got to ask yourself, 'How am I growing every day?' And you got to reflect and ask yourself, 'How am I better? How will I be better tomorrow?' And if you're not reflecting, you're not growing, and you're stuck in the same thing."

"If you are a leader and you have a great message, but you cannot communicate it, and people can't receive it, then you're going nowhere as a leader."

"Success for me is how many people I have impacted and brought along on this journey, because we are on this journey of inspiring each other. We're on a journey. And it's not, did we get to the destination."

"Your role as a leader is not positional. Your role is to serve others, is to bring others along. It's, 'I'm in this position because I want to bring others along,' and I'm humble enough to understand that I may not know it all, and there's going to be people that I am leading that would know more than I do. But it's about how we complement each other's strengths, to be able to to work together and bring each other along."

"If you're not learning every day, then you're not growing every day. It's just kind of like a banana. If you're green, you grow. If you're ripe, you rot."

BOOKS MENTIONED:

• Straight from the Gut by Jack Welch and John A. Byrne (https://a.co/d/clFRSie)

• Find Your Why by Simon Sinek (https://a.co/d/dCRB22U)

USEFUL RESOURCES:

https://amosbalongo.com/

https://leaderconsulting.coach/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amosbalongo/

https://www.instagram.com/amosbalongo/

https://www.facebook.com/amosbalongo

https://x.com/abalongo

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOlIweirA1HGSgy3t8m299w

Transforming Your Life Volume IX: 9 Incredible Stories Showing the Strength of the Human Spirit (https://a.co/d/bee1AFc)

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EPISODE CREDITS

Intro and Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/