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Belonging is Foundational
Belonging motivates everything we do. To be clear, the motivator is our evolutionary need or drive to belong. Knowing we're all driven by a deeply embedded need to belong, doing the work and consciously putting the effort into challenging our own reactions to what...
Molding What’s in the Mirror
A molder is one who breaks ground and pushes back on the system. They are willing to look a things differently from those around them and they're quick to act on what's right even when there's a price to pay. A mirror, on the other hand, is one who brings people and...
Fixed in Time
Pay attention to where you feel fixed. Look for misunderstandings leaving you feeling humiliated or judged. Rather than reacting in those moments, examine them, they may point to a spot where you'll benefit from examining your process of learning. At the very least,...
Advice Given, Expands
It's time to accept that the act of giving advice is generative. Be generous in offering help and especially advice. Refuse to be attached to whether it's acted on by the recipient. Instead, pay attention to how it expands your thinking, influence and performance....
Avidly and Actively Listening
When actively listening, people find they expand their influence, grow their presence while motivating through the power of belonging and cultivating meaningful resilience. In fact, when reviewing that list of benefits it's clear why the skill of actively listening is...
Patterns Create Creatures of Habit
Patterns form in time, often without you even noticing. A self aware & competent person recognizes when it's time to take stock and consciously get a grip. Knowing when to stay the course or flip the script requires deep self-awareness. This week's theme is...
Foolish Consistency is Sticky
Broaden your mind by questioning foolish consistency. Open your perspective on the world to reveal possibilities through the ability to see with a fresh set of eyes. Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of simple minds. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Perhaps foolish is the key...
Deference: Railing Against the Boss?
Who's the Boss of You? Regardless of who's the boss in your life, deference to that boss may limit you. It's not simply about being a rebel but rather, living the life you choose and that you really want. In this week's podcast episode (dropped on Monday March 11th),...
Precepts that Stick
This week's theme: PRECEPTS. Rules are made to be broken, when they aren't serving you. As a rule, you'll make better choices when you identify, develop, measure and adapt precepts that serve you. Regardless, the key is to make them serve you, NOT the other way...
Experience Can Be Golden
Experience can be golden if you are willing to dig through the treasure. Life offers more powerful lessons to those focused on growing and expanding their self-awareness, even making mistakes, than to those simply trying to prove something to them self or the world....