1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,960 Kylie, tell me about your vision. 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:06,960 So my vision through my work is to create this, 3 00:00:08,120 --> 00:00:10,560 I have this concept of infinite leadership 4 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:12,720 where we create infinite opportunities 5 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:14,240 and infinite possibilities 6 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:16,960 through having a really solid self-reflective practice 7 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:21,960 and through creating this really deep self-awareness 8 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:23,900 because in order to lead others, 9 00:00:23,900 --> 00:00:25,160 we've got to first lead ourselves 10 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:26,760 and then first to lead ourselves, 11 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:27,800 we've got to know ourselves. 12 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:30,440 My business elements for success 13 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:32,960 was founded off the Earl Nightingale quote, 14 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:36,040 that success is the progressive ongoing realization 15 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:37,920 of a worthy goal or ideal. 16 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:39,320 And there's lots of elements 17 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:40,960 that make up what that success looks like. 18 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:45,000 So my vision in that element is to help people 19 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,320 find what success looks like for them 20 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:50,640 and empower them to create the lives that they want 21 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:52,760 to whatever success looks like for them. 22 00:00:53,860 --> 00:00:55,160 Now, I couldn't agree more. 23 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,560 Where would you say, Kylie, that this vision come from? 24 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,400 I think I've always been really, really passionate 25 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,000 about empowering people, even as a kid, I can remember. 26 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,480 And I think that led to my very first career, 27 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:09,800 which was education. 28 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:13,600 And so I think that I've always just had this, 29 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,480 I guess, service mentality about wanting to be of service 30 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,640 and help to others to empower themselves. 31 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,280 And I think through, unfortunately, 32 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,000 we learn through adversity, probably, 33 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,600 more than we learn through wonderful experiences. 34 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:30,160 And through my own experiences with adversity, 35 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:34,240 I think it's created a more solid vision 36 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:38,280 around the fact that the thing that stops people 37 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,920 being successful is usually themselves 38 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:42,440 for a variety of different reasons. 39 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:44,120 And it's their stories and their narratives 40 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:45,080 and their beliefs. 41 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,680 And so by helping them unpack that for themselves, 42 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:50,160 we can remove some of those barriers 43 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:51,920 and then they can be more successful. 44 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:52,760 That is awesome. 45 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,520 If I were to ask you, I mean, 46 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:59,000 is that the why of what you do? 47 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:05,520 So as an educator, I always thought my why was about 48 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:11,120 being a role, so principal, whatever. 49 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:16,200 And it was actually in 2019, I actually injured myself. 50 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:20,720 And I remember at the time being super devastated. 51 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:24,120 And then realizing that I had to recalibrate my why 52 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,720 because I thought my why was about education 53 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:28,480 and I realized it's about empowering. 54 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:32,360 And so as I've recrafted my role 55 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:36,160 and pivoted out of a government career into my own business, 56 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:40,440 I realized that that empowerment piece was the true why. 57 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,640 And it didn't matter what role I had, 58 00:02:42,640 --> 00:02:44,000 it was always about empowering others 59 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,600 to be a better version of themselves, 60 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:48,200 to get the outcomes that they want. 61 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:49,840 Thank you for sharing that. 62 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,400 You mentioned infinite leadership. 63 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:54,800 I think I can see it on your website 64 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,080 what those all things are. 65 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:57,520 How did all of that, 66 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:01,000 how did all that come together? 67 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:01,840 Yeah. 68 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:06,040 Yeah, so probably again, through a little bit of 69 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:08,320 not getting the outcomes I wanted 70 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,160 and seeing other people really, really struggle 71 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,880 and seeing really talented people struggle, 72 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:14,480 where you were like, well, you know, 73 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:16,000 you've got the skills to do this job, 74 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,480 or you've got the skills to be this person 75 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,320 and finding a whole heap of roadblocks 76 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,040 or having a lot of struggles. 77 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:24,960 And what I realized was that, you know, 78 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,400 it starts from inside out, but we have to move through. 79 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,760 And there's a few different pillars 80 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,080 that seem to get in the way. 81 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:37,600 And I think that when we don't have a solid process 82 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,440 to have a really good reflection process 83 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,400 and to review and recalibrate, 84 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,360 we get a little bit lost in the process. 85 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,240 And as we evolve, you know, 86 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,840 infinite leadership is a constant evolution. 87 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:52,160 And so, you know, what got us here won't get us there. 88 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,240 And so what would happen is people would get 89 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,760 into a new position and they'd flounder. 90 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:57,880 So the further up the ladder, 91 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:58,800 they get into this new role, 92 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:00,880 they're often promoted on the role that they had 93 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:02,480 and the skills they had in that role. 94 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,360 And when they got up, I saw really good people struggle, 95 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:07,080 high-performing people struggle 96 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:10,080 because they didn't have this new process of, 97 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,560 who am I now in this particular role? 98 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:14,400 Or who do I need to be? 99 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,080 Or what are the skills and attributes? 100 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:21,080 And so Infinite came about through me understanding, 101 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:25,240 I guess, there's a quote by African gentleman 102 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:26,760 called Vusi Thimbukweo. 103 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:29,480 And he says that, identity is manmade, 104 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:31,560 so therefore it can be man-changed. 105 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:35,760 And I think so often we get into this narrative of, 106 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:37,960 I'm a failure or I'm this or I'm that, 107 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:40,720 and recognize that, you know, 108 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:42,800 identity served us to where we got to, 109 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:44,840 but we actually have choice and control 110 00:04:44,840 --> 00:04:46,240 as to whether or not we wanna change 111 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:47,440 that version of ourselves 112 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,480 if we wanna elevate to the next level. 113 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:54,040 And so my identity was probably one of the biggest things 114 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:55,440 that ever held me back. 115 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,320 And it wasn't identities necessary I gave to myself, 116 00:04:58,320 --> 00:04:59,960 it was people that gave me an identity, 117 00:04:59,960 --> 00:05:02,840 you know, the labels that get bestowed upon you, 118 00:05:02,840 --> 00:05:04,760 like being a woman in leadership 119 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:06,600 or being a single parent in leadership 120 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:09,560 or all of these different things pigeonholed by the people 121 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:10,880 that I had. 122 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:14,640 And so in order to, instead of feeling like 123 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:16,240 that was being done to me, 124 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,680 creating that, looking at that identity piece 125 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:21,600 allowed me to craft the version of myself I wanted to be 126 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,080 and then take the steps to get to where I wanted to be. 127 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:25,200 And then the infinite, 128 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,280 the letters in infinite are all different pillars, 129 00:05:27,280 --> 00:05:31,720 so emotional intelligence, influence, innovation, 130 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:33,200 transformation, ecosystems, 131 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:38,200 and giving people a framework to look at if things, 132 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:39,840 if they're not getting to the next level, 133 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:42,680 what pillar are they struggling with most 134 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,080 and then what do they need to do to help elevate 135 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:48,000 and evolve into the next stage of their journey. 136 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:49,360 Thank you for being here today. 137 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,880 I'm really happy that you tuned in to Vision Pros Live. 138 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,560 I'm looking forward to seeing your reactions 139 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:56,760 as these episodes continue to move forward. 140 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:58,520 This is gonna get more and more fun. 141 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:00,240 We'll have more and more engagement as well. 142 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,480 We'll invite people to participate in the show 143 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:04,800 and thank you for giving us your time and attention. 144 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,560 Have an excellent time building out your vision 145 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,200 and becoming a Vision Pro yourself.