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Episode #130: Let’s Connect, Level Up, and Then Level Up Others with Vernon Wright


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Vernon Wright is an entrepreneur, speaker, life coach, consultant, and leader. He has over 2 decades of experience in education working in large, urban school districts and has previously served in the roles of teacher, teacher leader, campus leadership team member, and district-level support, and even impacted educators on a global scale. 

Vernon has brought his unique style and combination of insight, storytelling, experience, humor, authenticity, and epiphanies to audiences for years. He knows that real change begins when we’re engaged in learning and within our hearts are committed to creating a vision for future impact. Vernon is committed to a life of elevating others with a relentless focus on informing minds and touching hearts around the globe. 

You mentioned the power of purpose. Can you share your WHY?

All of us have a purpose to be here. Our why involves a plan for us to live out our purpose. I realized that being on earth is more than about me. My WHY is about elevating others. When I think of my WHY, I remember Zig Ziglar’s quote: 

You can have everything in life you want if
you will just help other people get what they want.

 ProTip: Point of Reflection

“Do I have clarity of who I am? Stop and really think about your identity.
Are you living someone else’s dreams or are you living yours?â€

Scaling Leadership, Power of Mentoring

When you realize you are a content provider, you can connect the dots. If there is a major event in society, education, or something else, and someone has reached out to you, you have influence. If they ask you to help them understand, process, or unpack it, you have influence. 

John Maxwell quoted in his book, Five Levels of Leaderships,

if you have influence, you are a leader. If you have influence, you have power.

 ProTip: Building Authentic Connections

Leaders can build connections by asking the people they lead the
following question:

“What is it right now that you’re working on that you are absolutely passionate about?â€

How can people connect with you on Social Media?

I have an established presence on Twitter and other social media (@TheWrightLeader across all platforms), and he unabashedly stands as a voice for the people with zero apologies (ZeroApologyZone.com).

The Wright Leader

Contact info

https://linktr.ee/thewrightleader 
@TheWrightLeader Across All Social Media Channels
ShapeTheWrightVision.com
TheWrightLeader.com
 ZeroApologyZone.com (Founder) 

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“Grow Your Why…One Story at a Time” includes 23 stories from inspirational educators, innovators, and entrepreneurs. Go to this page or click on the book to go to Why Press Publishing for launching, details, and resources.

I’m getting wonderful feedback on how much the information and stories in “Define Your Why” have helped them. For more information about this book, go to this page or click on the book for resources, questions, and links.

Make sure you check out more of the Grow Your WHY podcasts and each post that the guests created. Click on this link or the logo below to list by episode, alphabetical, or reflections.

I am a co-host of a new podcast, “Real Talk with Barbara and Nicole.” Check out the episodes about Authenticity in a Polarized Society around different topics. Click on RealTalkBN or the logo below.

About the author

Barbara Bray is a Story Weaver capturing stories from inspirational people about insightful journeys to discover and grow their purpose. As a Creative Learning Strategist, Speaker, Coach, Mentor, and Change Maker, she has worked tirelessly for over 30 years to transform teaching so learning is personal, authentic, and meaningful. Barbara is the owner/founder of Computer Strategies, LLC with its division Rethinking Learning and My eCoach that has a new home at K12Leaders. She was the past co-founder of Personalize Learning, LLC, and co-authored two books: Make Learning Personal and How to Personalize Learning. In 2017, Barbara started the Rethinking Learning Podcast and the #rethink_learning Twitter chat. From the stories her guests shared and her own journey, she wrote "Define Your WHY: Own your story so you live and learn on purpose." She co-hosts the podcast, "Real Talk with Barbara and Nicole" with Nicole Biscotti about authenticity in a polarized society. Barbara is the author of "Grow Your Why... One Story at a Time" with inspirational stories from 23 amazing contributing authors that she self-published under a new division and publishing company, Why Press Publishing.