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Don’t Let Life Just Happen to You
Don’t Let Life Just Happen to You A Different Setting, A Different Perspective I’ve come to believe that most people don’t stop growing because they get older. They stop growing…
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Success Still Requires Focused Effort
Success Still Requires Focused Effort “Success usually isn’t determined by who has access to the best tools. It’s determined by who uses those tools with the greatest discipline.” We are…
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Daily Leadership Thought #91 – Avoidance Only Ever Makes Things Worse
Avoidance never works. Most of us prefer comfort over discomfort. Procrastination, whether at the last minute or until…
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Daily Leadership Thought #90 – You Get To Choose Your Mood
You get to choose your mood. It doesn't choose you. Occasionally, this may be more work than you'd…
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Daily Leadership Thought #89 – Listen Until It Hurts
When you are a leader or manager, part of your job is to listen until it hurts. You…
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Daily Leadership Thought #88 – There Are Few Things More Dangerous Than a Closed Mind
History books and business journals are full of examples of leaders who ignored reality at enormous peril and…
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Daily Leadership Thought #84 – People Can Be A Bridge to Your Future Happiness
It's easy to get comfortable with who we are and what we know. Building new relationships can seem…
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Daily Leadership Thought #83 – Everyone Has An Agenda
In life and business, everyone has an agenda and that is OKAY. In fact, it is to be…
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Daily Leadership Thought #81 – Make Eye Contact and Smile
Numerous studies have demonstrated the importance of maintaining eye contact and smiling when communicating. Interestingly, many people still struggle with these fundamental communication…
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Daily Leadership Thought #80 – When It Comes to Goals, Less Is More
The most successful people I know don't create long lists of goals they want to accomplish. As the…
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Daily Leadership Thought #79 – People Are Like Snowflakes
People are complex. Every person you lead, manage, do business with, or meet in life is an individual.…
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Daily Leadership Thought #78 – Seek Inspiration
We all need to be inspired from time to time. Leaders, in particular, need to find sources of…
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Daily Leadership Thought #75 – Learn Something New Today
If you condition yourself to be in a constant earning mode it will happen. Your brain can't help…
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What My Dog Taught Me
I have only ever really been a "dog" person when it comes to pets. They are a unique…
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Daily Leadership Thought #71 – How Are You Spending Your Time?
There is nothing that can be changed about your actions from 5 minutes ago, let alone last week,…
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Daily Leadership Thought #69 – Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
There is nothing wrong with having moments of comfort and predictability in our lives. However, we must also…
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Daily Leadership Thought #66 – Empathy Matters
Empathy matters. Life can be difficult at times. Whether it is business-related or not, the people around you…
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Daily Leadership Thought #65 – Everyone Needs A Mentor
It's easy to fall in love with your own opinions and limit your intellectual breadth to your own…
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Daily Leadership Thought #61 – Being In The Moment
Sometimes it's hard to switch back into work mode once you've had several days off (especially this time…
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Daily Leadership Thought #60 – Nobody Is Ever Successful Alone
I've yet to meet a truly successful person who has done so without a supportive family and/or circle…
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Daily Leadership Thought #58 – Emotions Aren’t Bad
Emotions aren't bad they just need to be appropriate to the situation and managed accordingly. In my experience,…
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Daily Leadership Thought #57 – Express Gratitude
Gratitude is important. Every day we go though life and good things happen to us. Sometimes this may…
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Daily Leadership Thought #55 – Fitness Matters!
Leadership requires you to be at the top of your game physically, emotionally and intellectually. If you want…
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Daily Leadership Thought #53 – Passion Matters
To be a leader that truly matters you must first seek, then tap into your passion(s). Caring deeply…
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Daily Leadership Thought #52 – Be Courageous
In life most people quit before they reach the summit. They find themselves on the brink of achieving…
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Daily Leadership Thought #51 – Embrace Change
Leaders who try to get the world to conform to a static view of reality only end up…
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Daily Leadership Thought #50 – Questions To Ask Yourself When Confronted With An Outcome You Didn’t Want
Things won't always go your way and that's okay - it makes you human.
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Daily Leadership Thought #49 – What you decide to focus your energy on is a choice.
What you decide to focus your energy on is a choice. Even in the most difficult of situations…
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Daily Leadership Thought #44 – It’s important in life to have things that ground you
Individual depth is never achieved through a strategy of situational breadth. Personal strength will always emanate from the…
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Daily Leadership Thought #43 – How We Finish Is More Important Than How We Start
How we finish is more important than how we start; strive to build consistent positive momentum and end…
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Daily Leadership Thought #39
Always make non-work time for yourself, even if it's in bits and pieces. Everyone should strive to be…
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Daily Leadership Thought #37
It’s important not just to be a “taker” in life. Being a “giver” is more important in the…
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