Circle of Trust

• In my pre-blast I said I am proud to serve
• I put that in there cause I wanted to talk about
• Servitude Leadership
• Maybe not a catchy name
• No one wants to be called a servant 
• But it is a leadership style or philosophy if you will
• It turned more into a way of life for myself that I wanted to share
• Put simply it is leading with the intention to support those that are in your charge to achieve their goals
• It is not about you getting what you want 
• It is about leading others to achieve their goals 
• Well what about me?
• As a servant leader you achieve more because you get to celebrate shared achievements with those you serve
• It involves support, empathy, influencing, taking ownership and investing in the personal growth of others around you
• You are living with the intention to make someone else better today than they were yesterday
• The environment you create helps people get from where they are to where they want to go
• I strive to live this in my daily life
• Not just at work 
• it has made my life more fulfilling and honestly simpler
• Because I’m not here for me
• I am here to serve others
• As men we are all leaders
• At home, work in our communities
• We have people that rely on us
• Our job is to serve them
• For example
• Your spouse
• You heard the saying happy wife happy life?
• That is servitude leadership 101
• What do they need to succeed as a mother or professionally?
• Do they need your help more with the kids
• Do they need encouragement or a safe place to vent
• You can help provide that supportive environment for them to succeed 
• Your Kids
• Teach them, talk about goals, help them overcome challenges
• Put yourself in their tiny shoes to walk alongside them through their difficulties
• Your fellow PAX members
• Encourage each other to be better
• Give each other a sense of belonging
• We are all in this together
• It’s not like you don’t get personal satisfaction
• No you get it 10 fold
• You all experienced this in your life
• Say your spouse comes home and tells you they got a promotion
• Fuck yeah, celebrate that shit
• You played a part in that
• I bet you stepped up and took the kids to their soccer practice more frequently 
• So your spouse can dedicate more time to their goal
• Or you gave your spouse that pep talk they needed when they were about to give up
• When your kid Aces a math test or gets a call out in school for being an awesome student
• Hell yeah, give em a big ass hug, high five, tell them how proud you are of them
• It feels good to celebrate with them
• It’s because you share that achievement
• You shaped that environment for them to thrive in
• When your coworker executes an assignment after you showing them what to do 100 times
• Smirk and nod your head: and say to yourself its about time that moron did something right 
• but it feels good to know your support got them there
• When you pax member reaches a milestone
• Fist bump, .take a pic, call out on slack
• You showed up, they showed up, we all get to celebrate that together cause we all were there for each other
• The bottom line is
• When people you serve succeed
• They are better today because of the support you gave them
• You helped them in some way big or small
• Celebrate that shared achievement
• That is why when people give speeches after receiving an award they typically say
• “I couldn’t have done it without the support of….”
• They are thanking a servant leader
• So with that being said
• Thank you to all of you for showing up for me
• You are leaders in my life
• Helping me in my own journey to be better today than I was yesterday
• And for that I am grateful