What does it mean to practice leadership? Is it just keeping up with daily habits and patiently instructing others? Or is it something more? You won’t be surprised at all to hear to hear me say, it is something more. When you put leadership into practice you are leading. It can be in any circumstances […]
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I have shared countless times in blog posts, podcasts, and social media the importance of a mentor. I will probably continue to share it until my face turns blue because it’s important and still underutilized. You can learn so much from a mentor. If you don’t have at least a couple, you need to find
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Years ago I worked for a small family business. This was a second home for me. I loved the owners, the staff, the customers everyone. I worked there for six years managing it for the last five. In my final year there the unthinkable happened. While building a garage, the owner fell from a roof
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Have you ever thought about that very first impactful piece of advice at work? Think back to the first thing your parents, teachers, coworkers, or boss told you would help you to get ahead. Lots of times they are little catch phrases they’ve heard over the years that stuck with them. They’ll say things like,
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Every time my kids get to a new age and stage in life, I think to myself, this one is my favorite. This is the best one yet. Snuggles with a baby bean was great. Then as soon as they had some personality I thought, how do you get better than that. Oh, now they’re
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Anyone that has ever worked on one of my teams knows that I love review season. I relish it. It is a time of year that we get the opportunity to reflect on all we’ve accomplished. Not only the opportunity I guess but in cases where you write self-reviews it’s essentially forced. Now, I do
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Do you ever get that feeling in the back of your throat? It’s a huge lump that you’re not sure how air can get past it let alone words? Some people get it when they’re getting really angry but need to remain restrained. You might get it when something happens that would make you cry
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What would it feel like to step into your dream job? Not on some metaphorical level but in the day to day. On Sunday night you start thinking about what lay ahead in the week. Instead of your stomach churning with dread, you’re getting butterflies for all of the exciting and impactful things fill your
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Typically, when we think of the most respected people in any given field, we think it is those who are top of their class, experts in their field, or the GOAT of the subject. We assume that’s what others would say, and sometimes that’s true. When you ask why though, it isn’t because he or
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There isn’t much that’s more frustrating than setting a goal, maybe making a little progress in the beginning, and then stalling out and sitting stagnant. We all have the best of intentions but let’s be honest, we lose momentum, and we forget that even a little progress is better than nothing. I see this all
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