Show #046 – Volunteerism – Your Calling Into Leadership




TDKtalks – Speaking Your Way to Better Leadership show

Summary: <a href="http://www.tdktalks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/tdktalks-on-your-life-unlimited-300x226.jpg" target="_blank"></a>One Hour Goes By So Fast on a Live Radio Talk Show<br> Recently I had the pleasure of being a guest on the radio talk show <a title="Terry Interviewed on YourLifeUnlimited with Host Stephanie Staples Dec 14, 2014" href="http://yourlifeunlimited.ca/suppport/" target="_blank">YourLifeUnlimited </a>with host, Stephanie Staples.<br> I spoke on the virtues of volunteerism and how it contributes to your <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?Vietnam---Lessons-in-Leadership&amp;id=8522210">leadership development</a>, not to mention other INNERpreneurial skills.<br> You can read more about INNERpreneurship in my previous post – <a title="Read my blogpost TDK043 Where I Talk More About What Makes an INNERpreneur" href="http://www.tdktalks.com/101-questions-about-innerpreneurs/" target="_blank">TDK043 – 101 Questions About INNERpreneurs</a><br> INNERpreneurship has been coined in the 2007 book “Karma Queens, Geek Gods and INNERpreneurs“. Unlike entrepreneurs, INNERpreneurs are also called “agents of change”. INNERpreneurship defined – ” INNERpreneurs use their facets to find personal fulfillment and growth, creatively, spiritually, emotionally… and create social change“. That is probably the most fundamental definition of a charity, good will or NGO organization.<br> For the full article go to my ezine page – <a title="My Full Length Article is Online at My Ezine Articles Page" href="http://ezinearticles.com/?Volunteerism---Your-Calling-Into-Leadership&amp;id=8860826" target="_blank">Volunteerism; Your Calling Into Leadership</a><br> Using my recent trip as <a title="Watch my Short Tribute to our NOJF team of March 2014 in Vietnam" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FekISxODIKc&amp;list=UUjbtbyl_s9Q_kYS7SS606Qw" target="_blank">videographer with NOJF</a> to Vietnam in March of 2014, I reflect on how a simple question got the documentary produced with Shaw TV. Shortly after, the second question was asked of me, “Do you want to be our videographer?”. These are examples of how asking a simple question, can yield the greatest results and your opportunity to personal growth; your leadership growth.<br> That is 1 of several reasons why I decided to team with <a title="Home of No Ordinary Journey Foundation - Revolutionizing the care, treatment, understanding and acceptance of children and young people with Cerebral Palsy in Vietnam" href="http://nojfoundation.com/" target="_blank">No Ordinary Journey Foundation</a>, as this children’s charity is an excellent example of an INNERpreneurship, while also drawing upon the volunteerism efforts of many talented health care professionals who are contributing their free time and skillset.<br> You can listen to the entire 1 hour archive at <a title="Terry of TDKtalks on YourLifeUnlimited Talk Show with Host Stephanie Staples Dec 14, 2014" href="http://yourlifeunlimited.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/your-life-dec-14th.mp3" target="_blank">YourLifeUnlimited Talk Show with Host Stephanie Staples – INNERpreneurship</a><br> This emphasizes how important for us as leaders to ask simple questions of people around us, wether team members or not. If it wasn’t for these simple questions, the documentary would not have transpired, nor other important segways such as my personal leadership development.<br> <a href="http://www.tdktalks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/tdktalks-on-your-life-unlimited-300x225.jpg" target="_blank"></a>Pleasure having a discussion on voluntarim with host Stephanie Staples on CJOB Corus Entertainment<br> The more leadership opportunities we challenge ourselves with, the more leadership skills we will accumulate. Some stop, but others continue to persue their leadership growth continuously throughout their working lives.<br> My closing inspirational words were to encourage oth...