In work and life, positive and negative situations throw us off balance. But with great leadership, every moment is an opportunity to stand out for the positive, overcome the negative, and be the best version of ourselves. As Lonnie Mayne once said “Most of us are in jobs that we don’t really want to be in, we might have passions that are outside of it. One of the things Red Shoes does is it brings the cool factor back into the business, in life and it gives people purpose and a reason to show up”.   In this episode of Fifth Dimensional Leadership, I speak with Lonnie Mayne, Founder & CEO of Red Shoes Living Inc. Lonnie is currently a Keynote Speaker & Leadership Authority. He is also the Author of Red Shoes Living: Stand Out for the Positive in How You Work & Live Your Life. In our conversation, Lonnie talks about standing out in work and in life by evaluating and reinventing ourselves into the best version we can be leading through positivity.   Lonnie spent more than 20 years on the executive leadership scene. He worked closely with leading brands across 25 industries to help them inspire employee engagement with the battle for top talent, create outstanding customer experiences and build a meaningful company culture.    When he was the president of InMoment, one of the largest customer experience technology companies in the world, Lonnie deployed a five-step leadership framework that his team used to grow the company by 817% in a short period of time. This platform eventually became known as Red Shoes Living and led to Lonnie becoming an in-demand keynote speaker and global consultant for C-level executives, leadership teams, and Fortune 500 companies.    In a world that has reached a crescendo of negativity and complexity, Red Shoes Living is a constant reminder to stand out as a beacon of positivity in your work and life.   Things you will also learn in this episode:   The Red Shoes Living Reciprocity Effect What “compression” of people is in certain work environments What it means to be the best version of one’s self. The one question that changed how Lonnie thinks - about everything! What it means to ”Rebuild your house”   Quotes   “Treat those who have more than you as equals, and those who have less than you as Kings and Queens; if you live your life that way, it'll count for plenty.” - Lonnie Mayne   “How we treat people and what we put out there, for the most part, we get back – it’s appreciated and reciprocated.” - Lonnie Mayne   “If you’re not taking care of yourself, you can’t take care of other people.” - Lonnie Mayne   “Keep your ego in check; if you don’t, the world’s going to knock it out of you.” - Lonnie Mayne   “If we’re not moving forward and working on mastery every day, we’re actually falling behind because today is totally different than tomorrow.” - Lonnie Mayne   “We will be better off for having gone through the trials and tribulations that we’ve gone through.” - Lonnie Mayne   “When we give up on hope, we give up on everything.” - Lonnie Mayne   “Don’t give up hope or belief in people; we’re human, we’re imperfect, and it’s not always going to be great. Some people will make mistakes but it doesn’t give us the right to give up hope or belief in them.” - Lonnie Mayne