Apr 23, 2020
Ryan Hartley hasn’t always had things easy. But, his trials in life have shaped him into a leadership coach with an effective, uniquely heart centered approach.
A former analyst with the Police Service, Ryan changed his outlook on his role as a leader after becoming a father. Reflecting on his own childhood experiences, he realized the importance of leading from a place of love and hasn't looked back since. He quickly developed a passion for bringing the best out of people while guiding teams and individuals to serve each other and themselves with purpose.
Today, Ryan shares his story. Diving in heart first, he opens up about the moments and realizations that changed his life. Hear how he’s finding and sharing calm in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and how he’s teaching others to do the same. Also, learn how he has navigated the world and his career to get to where he is today— a resilient, purpose driven coach who is Always Better Than Yesterday.
Key Takeaways:
- How Ryan Hartley developed his coaching philosophy.
- The story of his resilient youth.
- What he’s learned about love, leadership and empathy during his career.
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Episode Timeline:
- [00:01] Intro
- [00:41] Meet Ryan Hartley
- [02:40] Feeling calm during the COVID-19 crisis
- [04:19] Countering guilt and using it to help others
- [06:31] Creating the Always Better Than Yesterday community
- [07:59] What awful leadership looks like
- [09:38] Love tough and having hard conversations
- [15:08] Creating an environment of healthy conflicts
- [18:41] Growing up resilient and harnessing empathy
- [22:17] Becoming a leader and a coach
- [27:10] Realizing how important love is
- [30:51] How feeling connected to his purpose help him in other areas of his life
- [33:03] Getting to the heart of leadership
- [35:13] The legacy he'd like to leave
- [35:56] Finding Ryan Hartley
- [36:42] Outro
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Standout Quotes:
- “Use your peace, use your calm, use your energy, use your vision for the future, your optimism- whatever that might be and spread that to others who need it.” -Ryan Hartley [05:03]
- “I practice something called love tough...love has to come first. You have to have the heart and the intent to want to make everything better. I think great leaders make everyone around them better.” -Ryan Hartley [10:06]
- “We need to understand that good teams have good conflict.” -Ryan Hartley [14:10]
- “True success for me is being someone who loves doing things I love with the people I love.” -Ryan Hartley [29:09]
- “Leadership is an honor, it's not a given right and it requires sacrifice. And I think if we're going to sacrifice, we need to love ourselves, we need to love what we do, because we're going to have to put our needs to one side.” -Ryan Hartley [33:33]
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About Cathleen:
As a Thought Leader in the Mindset & (Self-) Leadership space,
Cathleen supports high achieving, but worn-out women
create a more content & balanced life without sacrificing
their hard-earned success. Following a simple 6 step framework, she
helps you not only reconnect with your inner feminine side;
Cathleen also supports you to rediscover your REAL YOU!
Cathleen focuses on women who lost their sense of purpose, who feel
they are running in a hamster wheel, trying to please everyone but
themselves. She helps you to turn your careers, your social
connections and personal life around so that you will start feeling
fulfilled and excited again about the days to come.
At the end of the process, Cathleen's clients will feel healthier,
happier, energised and clear about their future.
With over 15 years of leadership experience in Retail, Media &
Broadcasting, Engineering and Property Investment, Cathleen has not
only experienced the challenges and opportunities of a female
leader herself, she has also been leading and supporting various
leadership development initiatives within large, complex,
multinational matrix organisations.
Only by deeply experiencing her very personal life challenges – ‘hitting a wall experiences’ –Cathleen was able to redefine her own purpose, deciding to bring ease and content to as many women as possible on the planet!
About Ryan Hartley
Ryan believes in helping people, teams and organisations be better than they were yesterday through positive mindset and leadership coaching. He is particularly passionate about developing the next generation of leaders to lead with love and serve with purpose. With more and more young people basing their confidence on external factors, he is making it his mission to help develop confident leaders who can put their own needs to one side so that they may better serve, protect and inspire their teams.
Ryan believes in helping people, teams and organisations be better than they were yesterday through positive mindset and leadership coaching. He is particularly passionate about developing the next generation of leaders to lead with love and serve with purpose. With more and more young people basing their confidence on external factors, he is making it his mission to help develop confident leaders who can put their own needs to one side so that they may better serve, protect and inspire their teams.