Strong communities develop leaders and a culture of leadership on purpose.  They promote it to every resident and they support emerging leaders as they begin to step forward.

​Strong communities know that leadership skills aren't just for adults. They know if their youth don't have strong, positive leaders, they will find strong, negative ones, so they teach leadership skills and foster an environment that develops young leaders in schools​

Your Debut HQ

When these de facto leaders are given the opportunity to develop their skills and learn to lead on purpose, they are powerful change agents.
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​Strong communities develop leaders and a culture of leadership on purpose.  They promote it to every resident and they support emerging leaders as they begin to step forward.

​Strong communities know that if their youth don't have strong, positive leaders, they will find strong, negative ones; so they teach leadership skills and foster an environment that develops young leaders in schools.

​Our first best-selling book, ​Your Debut as an Elite Thought Leader​, was written for emerging leaders.  Its purpose is to give leaders the platform they need to spread their message and reach the people who need it most.  It's been shared around the world and in places like The Harvard Business Club.  It's essential reading for anyone with a message.

​Because it isn't enough to read about how to create change in the world, we created a training program and leaders support group called Backstage. 

​We also created a Facebook group called Your Soap Box for leaders to develop their presentation skills.  Think of it as a mix of Toastmasters, open mic night and an old-fashioned town square.  When leaders are comfortable "putting themselves out there", they are welcome to join our speakers bureau.

Tomorrow's Leaders

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Small Things

When a handful of people first come together and start looking at the needs of their community, one of the earliest problems is overwhelm; it’s looking at the whole elephant and wondering how in the world anyone could eat all of it.

That’s why we created the four pillars analogy. It is helpful for reducing overwhelm and a useful way of evaluating the health of a community and identifying the weak areas. It also provides the framework for building because each pillar strengthens the others. 

Another potential stumbling block is the misconception that residents are powerless to create the change they want to see happen and that all improvement has to come from a government entity. It’s important to communicate with and have the support of the people who represent your community in city government, but the power to effect real change and establish community culture rests squarely on the shoulders of the residents. Almost all community problems are rooted in disconnectedness.

Apathy is without a doubt, the biggest obstacle to community building. People tend to live in little worlds and it can be a real challenge to get them to notice or care about anything beyond their own front gate.    

​Mother Theresa once said, "I can do great things, only small things with great love."  That's why we created the Small Things program.  It takes the overwhelm out of getting involved and gives people a place to start.

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