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Do you struggle with comparing yourself to others?
Build connections by cultivating this quality
Today's thoughts influence tomorrow's outcomes 💭
Today's thoughts influence tomorrow's outcomes.
Recently, I listened to an interview with author Ryan Holiday. During the interview, Ryan talked about two particular phrases that were incredibly meaningful to him – so much so that he tattooed them on his arm.
His tattoos read “The Obstacle Is The Way” and “Ego Is The Enemy.”
Interestingly enough, he had these tattoos BEFORE they became the titles of two of his best-selling books.
The effort is enough.
Integrity is a funny thing -- it's long earned and easily lost.
Breaches of integrity can trainwreck lives, families, and organizations.
Yet every day, you and I will choose to keep our integrity or not through the choices we make.
Maintaining integrity is even more difficult when you feel underappreciated, underpaid, or undermined by another.
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What if I told you that YOU can do the impossible?
What if you were just a few steps away from doing the impossible?
Sure, it may not feel like it from where you're at right now, but imagine with me...
No matter how average, boring, and predictable life may feel, you may be just a few steps away from doing the impossible.
And, doing the impossible begins with seizing the moment right before you.
Do you work in an environment of grace?
Do you work in an environment of grace?
Are your co-workers for you? Are you for them?
Do they have your best interest in mind? Do you have theirs?
Do you show them grace? Do they offer you grace?
There is no environment quite like an environment of grace. In grace, you're free to try new things, to try again, fail, explore, learn, and grow. You can just be you. The freedom you feel in a grace-based environment is unparalleled – but like all freedoms, they aren't free.
An environment of grace comes at the cost of vulnerability. And for many leaders, that price is too steep to pay.
Who is the most difficult person to lead⁉
Who is the most difficult person for you to lead? Can you guess?
It’s not complaining Karen or grouchy Gus. It’s not set-in-his-ways Sam or even forgetful Frank.
No, it’s not your spouse or even one of your children -- but you do live with this person. In fact, you get your first glimpse of them as you brush your teeth in front of the mirror each morning.
It’s YOU!
How do you want to show up today?
How do you want to show up today?
I use this question frequently in coaching because I love its power to challenge your thinking and reset your mindset.
Imagine how different your life would be if you asked this question every day before work. How would your meetings, interactions, and email responses look different through this lens of self-reflection? So how do you want to show up at work?
The most important thing you leave behind.
Your legacy is the most significant thing you leave behind.
Every day, as you live your life and influence others, you are constantly constructing your legacy. From the casual conversation around the water cooler at work to critical family meetings around the kitchen table -- you are instilling pieces of yourself in those around you.
But what is a legacy?
What do you want?
What do you really want?
When you’re unclear on what you want, you lose focus — chasing diversions from your true purpose and potential. And, when ego steps into that picture, it’s a disaster.
Holiday asserts, “All of us waste precious life doing things we don’t like, to prove ourselves to people we don’t respect, and to get things we don’t want.”
Are you working to live -- or living to work?
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Have you noticed that some people weather the storms of life better than others?
It seems that their boat doesn't rock too much even though they're sailing through a tempest.
As someone who has gone through many difficult seasons and circumstances, I know the pain and hurt these storms can cause -- and undoubtedly, EVERYONE faces them. However, the secret lies in HOW you encounter them.
The pitfalls of thinking about yourself too much
Have you ever been told to get out of your head? Or that you are too consumed with what other people think about you?
If that sounds like a piece of advice you’ve been given, then today’s #vlog is for you.
As a leader, it’s easy to get trapped in your own head -- to let your thoughts about yourself and what others think about you consume your attention. And when this happens, you begin living in what Ryan Holiday calls “passionate fiction” instead of actual reality.
One Powerful Byproduct of Listening👂
Why GREAT leaders are often GREAT listeners👂
What are you reading? 📚
To have a healthy body, you need a proper amount of rest, exercise, diet, and activity. Conversely, an abundance (or a lack) of these essential components can counteract your health.
Just as you tone your muscles through the resistance that comes through weight training, you grow your mind by being challenged by reading the ideas, thoughts, and concepts found in books.
The #1 Most Influential Voice in Your Life
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Would your friends describe you as calm, cool, and collected -- or do you easily come unglued?
In other words, how well do YOU exercise restraint?
It’s hard enough to exercise restraint under the normal pressures of everyday life -- work duties, household management, social pressures, financial responsibilities, etc.
But how about when someone is actively trying to sabotage your success?