The one deadly sin of playing it safe as a leader can be summed up in what my friend Mary always says, “Only the mediocre are at their best every day.”
Insight: Being unpopular may be the only ticket out.
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The one deadly sin of playing it safe as a leader can be summed up in what my friend Mary always says, “Only the mediocre are at their best every day.”
Insight: Being unpopular may be the only ticket out.
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Some leadership blog posts are driven by random events, like from the email I described yesterday from a Mid Life Celebration community member.
1. engage an audience with activity
2. humor is great
3. conflict is great
4. tell personal stories
5. overcoming adversity is what we all want and need
While it may seem insignificant, this simple but profound list is actually another way to convince (cement) myself that being non-conforming is better than conforming. Playing it safe on-stage is dangerous to an audience’s health.
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Photo: wrote down something a guest speaker said to describe how they want their vendor to act (May 2012)
Some leadership blog posts are driven by purposeful events. Like yesterday concluding an amazing five-day workshop for 120 at Walt Disney World’s Contemporary Resort, participants saying things like:
But tomorrow’s post is driven by an email response to some speaking attributes of a captivating and influential speaker a Mid Life Celebration tribe member saw.
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Is this the best summer you’ve ever had or what? Unofficially Summer closes out Labor Day weekend. A traditional, symbolic weekend that signals school is officially back in session… meaning that Summertime fun is over.
You’ve seen this coming since well before (say early May) Summer even began right?
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The most glaring difference between a good and great leader?
Good okay leaders fix the blame. Great leaders fix the problem. Huge difference. One treats the symptom, the other the cause.
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