Regardless of where you are in your career, today’s guest says, how you show up matters. Your intentions, energy, and presence as a leader set the tone, creating a positive – or negative – culture and results. In her follow up to Contagious Culture, Anese Cavanaugh offers the tools, and inspiration we need to become dynamic leaders who have the power to influence and create the impactful change we want to experience. That new book is called Contagious You: Unlock Your Power to Influence, Lead, and Create the Impact you Want. In it, she shows you how to own your leadership and effectively guide, inspire, and serve those around you. Click the play button below to join our conversation now, or keep scrolling for a summary. Join in on our chat below Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher | RSS In today’s episode, I ask Anese about: * How little time you have to make a first impression and what to do about it * Her 5-Step Framework for helping determine what we actually want and how to make it happen for real AND authentically * How to stop putting self-care on the backburner  * And lots more! This Episode is Sponsored By Cloud Accounting Software FreshBooks FreshBooks cloud accounting software is currently offering a month of unrestricted use to all RtLP listeners – totally free right now. And, you don’t need a credit card for the trial. To claim your free month, click here and be sure and enter ReadToLead in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. If your business uses Freshbooks, and you’d like to share your experience with the Read to Lead audience, click the contact tab at the top of this page and let us know. Be sure and include “FreshBooks” in the subject line. Anese’s Book You can order Contagious You: Unlock Your Power to Influence, Lead, and Create the Impact You Want right now! Anese in Action Books Anese Recommends Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity by Hugh MacLeod The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu Check Out These Additional Resources Visit Anese’s website here for more about her and her work. Be sure and grab your copy of Anese’s book now.