November 24, 2025 • 6 mins
A motivating leadership story about the emotional moment when your vision is bigger than your present and how leaders translate that feeling into action. This episode pushes listeners to trust the future they can already see.
Host: Paul Falavolito
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Books by Paul Falavolito
Host: Paul Falavolito
Connect with me on your favorite platform: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Substack, BlueSky, Threads, LinkTree
View my website for free leadership resources and exclusive merchandise: www.paulfalavolito.com
Books by Paul Falavolito
- The 7 Minute Leadership Handbook: bit.ly/48J8zFG
- The Leadership Academy: https://bit.ly/4lnT1Pf
- The 7 Minute Leadership Survival Guide: https://bit.ly/4ij0g8y
- The Leader's Book of Secrets: http://bit.ly/4oeGzCI
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of
performance through strong human relations, team building, and goal achieving.
This is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host
Paul fella Aledo.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast.
It's episode five thirty three today. I want to talk
about a sentence that hits leaders in a deep place.
It is a sentence that sounds simple on the surface,
but when you say it out loud, it shakes something
awake inside of you. My vision is much bigger than
(00:43):
where I am.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
Now.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Let me take you into a moment that every leader
eventually faces. It usually comes late at night, when the
world gets quiet. You look around at your life, your team,
your responsibilities, your routines, and you know you're not done.
You know you are not even close. This is not
the finish line, This is barely the starting point. You
(01:08):
can see a future so clear it almost feels like
a memory. You can see the better version of your organization.
You can see the team you want to build, You
can see the life you want to live. That vision
is so vivid that you almost get frustrated because your
present reality feels like it's taking its time catching up.
(01:29):
Every leader who has ever done anything worth remembering has
stood in this exact spot. And here's the tough truth.
When your vision is bigger than where you are right now,
it will feel lonely. It will feel like no one
else sees what you see. It will feel like you're
talking about a future that sounds crazy to everyone else.
(01:51):
But let me tell you something important. That doesn't mean
your vision is wrong. It just means that you're early.
Every breakthrough in history looked ridiculous the day before it happened.
Your job is not to convince everyone today. Your job
is to keep walking until the day your current reality
(02:11):
finally realizes it has to rise up to match the
size of your vision. Let me share a story that
leaders rarely tell out loud. There is a moment when
you look around at what you have built so far,
and instead of feeling proud, you feel restless. You're grateful,
(02:32):
but you're not satisfied, and that can feel confusing. People
around you will say, but look at how far you've come,
look at everything you've accomplished, and you do appreciate it,
you really do. But deep down you know something they
do not. You are supposed to go farther This is
the part of leadership that most people never see. They
(02:54):
see the titles, the results, the winds. They never see
the private battles nights when you stare at the ceiling
trying to figure out how to get from the life
you have to the life you know you're built for.
They never see the pressure you put on yourself to
turn that vision into something real. And here's the emotional part.
(03:16):
You have two choices. You can shrink your vision to
match your current reality, or you can expand your reality
to match your vision. Leaders choose the second one. Every
single time, your vision is supposed to make you uncomfortable.
It is supposed to feel slightly out of reach. It's
(03:39):
supposed to stretch you. If your vision fits perfectly inside
the life you have right now, it's not a vision.
It's maintenance. There's something powerful that happens when you say
the words, my vision is much bigger than where I
am right now. You stop apologizing for wanting more, stop
(04:00):
playing small so other people feel comfortable. You stop holding
yourself back because you're afraid of outgrowing situations or people
who were only meant to be part of your early chapters.
And here's the truth. The version of you who set
your original goals is not the same version standing here today.
(04:22):
You have changed, you have learned, you have lived, and
now your vision is expanding to match the leader that
you're becoming. So let me ask you this. What is
the vision you have been carrying around quietly because you're
afraid people won't understand it. What is the thing you
know you're supposed to build, but keep delaying until conditions
(04:44):
feel perfect. What is the dream you keep pushing into
the future because it feels too big for right now.
Because here's your reminder. You don't build the future once
the timing is perfect. You build it so the timing
comes perfect. Leaders don't wait for permission. They don't wait
for applause. They don't wait for guarantees. They move, They
(05:08):
take steps, they learn as they go, and slowly, but surely,
their presence starts shifting to match their future. Your vision
is not too big. Your current environment is just too small,
and it will grow the second you begin acting like
the leader the future requires. If you're listening to this
(05:29):
right now, I want you to remember something. You are
not behind, You are not stuck. You are in the
space between who you were and who you are becoming
in this space is where the real work happens. It's
where leaders are shaped. It's where your future starts tugging
at your sleeve, saying it's time. So say it proudly.
(05:50):
My vision is much bigger than where I am right now.
Then go build toward it. One day you'll look back
at this exact moment and you'll be so glad you
didn't lower your vision just because your reality had not
caught up yet. This has been the seven minute Leadership Podcast,
and I thank you for listening.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
For more, Paul Fell of Alito Podcasts, visit paulfellowalito dot
com
Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of
performance through strong human relations, team building, and goal achieving.
This is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host
Paul fella Aledo.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast.
It's episode five thirty three today. I want to talk
about a sentence that hits leaders in a deep place.
It is a sentence that sounds simple on the surface,
but when you say it out loud, it shakes something
awake inside of you. My vision is much bigger than
(00:43):
where I am.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
Now.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Let me take you into a moment that every leader
eventually faces. It usually comes late at night, when the
world gets quiet. You look around at your life, your team,
your responsibilities, your routines, and you know you're not done.
You know you are not even close. This is not
the finish line, This is barely the starting point. You
(01:08):
can see a future so clear it almost feels like
a memory. You can see the better version of your organization.
You can see the team you want to build, You
can see the life you want to live. That vision
is so vivid that you almost get frustrated because your
present reality feels like it's taking its time catching up.
(01:29):
Every leader who has ever done anything worth remembering has
stood in this exact spot. And here's the tough truth.
When your vision is bigger than where you are right now,
it will feel lonely. It will feel like no one
else sees what you see. It will feel like you're
talking about a future that sounds crazy to everyone else.
(01:51):
But let me tell you something important. That doesn't mean
your vision is wrong. It just means that you're early.
Every breakthrough in history looked ridiculous the day before it happened.
Your job is not to convince everyone today. Your job
is to keep walking until the day your current reality
(02:11):
finally realizes it has to rise up to match the
size of your vision. Let me share a story that
leaders rarely tell out loud. There is a moment when
you look around at what you have built so far,
and instead of feeling proud, you feel restless. You're grateful,
(02:32):
but you're not satisfied, and that can feel confusing. People
around you will say, but look at how far you've come,
look at everything you've accomplished, and you do appreciate it,
you really do. But deep down you know something they
do not. You are supposed to go farther This is
the part of leadership that most people never see. They
(02:54):
see the titles, the results, the winds. They never see
the private battles nights when you stare at the ceiling
trying to figure out how to get from the life
you have to the life you know you're built for.
They never see the pressure you put on yourself to
turn that vision into something real. And here's the emotional part.
(03:16):
You have two choices. You can shrink your vision to
match your current reality, or you can expand your reality
to match your vision. Leaders choose the second one. Every
single time, your vision is supposed to make you uncomfortable.
It is supposed to feel slightly out of reach. It's
(03:39):
supposed to stretch you. If your vision fits perfectly inside
the life you have right now, it's not a vision.
It's maintenance. There's something powerful that happens when you say
the words, my vision is much bigger than where I
am right now. You stop apologizing for wanting more, stop
(04:00):
playing small so other people feel comfortable. You stop holding
yourself back because you're afraid of outgrowing situations or people
who were only meant to be part of your early chapters.
And here's the truth. The version of you who set
your original goals is not the same version standing here today.
(04:22):
You have changed, you have learned, you have lived, and
now your vision is expanding to match the leader that
you're becoming. So let me ask you this. What is
the vision you have been carrying around quietly because you're
afraid people won't understand it. What is the thing you
know you're supposed to build, but keep delaying until conditions
(04:44):
feel perfect. What is the dream you keep pushing into
the future because it feels too big for right now.
Because here's your reminder. You don't build the future once
the timing is perfect. You build it so the timing
comes perfect. Leaders don't wait for permission. They don't wait
for applause. They don't wait for guarantees. They move, They
(05:08):
take steps, they learn as they go, and slowly, but surely,
their presence starts shifting to match their future. Your vision
is not too big. Your current environment is just too small,
and it will grow the second you begin acting like
the leader the future requires. If you're listening to this
(05:29):
right now, I want you to remember something. You are
not behind, You are not stuck. You are in the
space between who you were and who you are becoming
in this space is where the real work happens. It's
where leaders are shaped. It's where your future starts tugging
at your sleeve, saying it's time. So say it proudly.
(05:50):
My vision is much bigger than where I am right now.
Then go build toward it. One day you'll look back
at this exact moment and you'll be so glad you
didn't lower your vision just because your reality had not
caught up yet. This has been the seven minute Leadership Podcast,
and I thank you for listening.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
For more, Paul Fell of Alito Podcasts, visit paulfellowalito dot
com
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