Lou Everett & Sherri McManus — A Coach Helps See Outside of Yourself

Dare to Leap

Lou Everett and Sherri McManus are a power couple running their own consulting firm. They pride themselves on transforming today’s leaders to show up better for their team and make a bigger impact in their businesses. Lou and Sherri share some of their expert knowledge that they’ve learned over the last three decades of working and serving others in this week’s episode!

Key takeaways:

• What’s it like running a business as a married couple?
• Lou and Sherri found out real quick what their strengths and weaknesses were and their businesses excelled when they could take on tasks they loved doing.
• Lou shares his definition of what a good leader looks like.
• It’s okay to ask for help! So many times we feel like we have to go through it alone.
• A coach helps you see outside of yourself.
• Lou shares an example of what coaching is.
• What’s the difference between a mentor and a coach?
• Is the word “fail” too negative of a word?
• When you do fail, the trick is to learn from that failure, not spiral out of control and beat yourself up over it.
• Leaders fail because they’re afraid to ask for help and get an outside perspective on how to leverage this failure into a success.
• The journey to the destination is a vital character-building exercise.
• There is no straight line to the top. It’s a new adventure every day.
• Sherri shares why it’s so important not to compare yourself to others while you’re on your journey.
• Men, and some women too, are very guilty of not asking for help. If you can’t ask for help, you can’t grow.
• Feel free to reach out to Lou and Sherri!

Resources:

Loueverettgroup.com

Quotes:

“A coach pulls you out of a picture, pulls you out of the center to show you a different perspective.”

“Consistent action is more important than anything.”

“The process and the journey is what you got to experience. That’s what matters.”