Not until then will any of us (ever) make dramatic leaps in our leadership

Found this speaker’s talk on becoming a better writer very interesting. For a great writer, she is also a very good speaker. And when Beth began talking about running – like a boss – was compelled to write this post….

 

 

When was the last time we thought about leadership everyday for a whole week (or month, or year)?

And by think about it, let’s be clear and say this:

  • Our responsibility to get better at it
  • Our relative effectiveness, if we could measure it
  • Our preoccupation with how important it is
  • Our preoccupation with how important our every move is
  • Coaching, counseling, teaching others (everyday, remember)

When was a week like that?

When was a month like that?

When was a year like that?

Every dang day.

Got it.

Not until then will any of us (ever) make dramatic leaps in our leadership.

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Are you on LinkedIn?

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Interesting resumes do not happen magically

 

The most interesting thing about LinkedIn profiles is how good everybody looks on paper.

Seriously, have you ever spent 30 minutes and just read as many profiles as you can?

With rare exceptions they all sound like this:

I’m so smart, I’m so smart, I’m so smart.

It’s gutsy to put a resume out there that contradicts every piece of conventional resume writing protocol.

It’s also fun.

Better late than never?

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Compliance and the comfort it provides

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The Circles of Life?

 

Stumbled upon this yesterday.

Telling a great story is what a brand does.

You can’t begin to tell a story without understanding why that story should matter to the people you want to serve.  – Bernadette Jiwa

Anyone who tries to please the mainstream deserves everything they get. – Hugh MacLeod

Life is not a dress rehearsal. Live like you mean it.

Why listen to America’s work life balance expert?

Because without balance there can be no peace.

Without peace, there can be no contentment.

Without contentment, there can be no peace.

The circle of life.

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Nothing makes dreams happen faster than these four things

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Am I wrong?

 

Tonight a friend retires at age 55.

How will the people gathered there to celebrate feel about her age?

Happy and ecstatic for her?

Bitter or jealous it’s not them?

We can wish and we can hope, but nothing makes dreams come true faster than these four things:

  1. Vision
  2. Focus
  3. Discipline
  4. Patience

How can we know for sure?

Guessing our friend doesn’t know for sure, but she’s willing to move forward anyway, with a disproportionately greater sense of hope than the average.

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