Are You A (Great) Fearless Or (Not So Great) Fearful Coach?

Thank you Dr Martin Luther King, Jr for your fearless (and undoubtedly fearful) dream

We have all watched numerous inspirational movies in which a person or team sets out to do something impossible. In the movies, there’s always a coach-type person that pushes or pulls the person or team through to success.

What we often forget from these movies, is how often people and teams fail along their journey. And often, the person or team actually loses. But what made them inspirationally successful, is their gold-medal effort to try.

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The Most Inspirational Movies Of All Time Have A Common Theme

Conflict between what a character wants to become and what the character must do to fulfill their dream. And there’s always that one person who believes in the character’s dream. But the even more amazing part is the degree to which the character must be pushed to succeed, against all odds:

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Midlife Baby Boomers, How’s Your LinkedIn Profile?

From the very beginning, all the pieces look similar

Here’s what a professional antagonist looks like up close and personal. Midlife Baby Boomers, how’s your LinkedIn profile?

Boring. Plain vanilla. Ordinary. And this is assuming you even have a LinkedIn profile. The best time to be putting creative feelers out in the workplace is when you don’t have to. Hello, that would be now!

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You Automatically Knew The Answer To Yesterday’s Question, Didn’t You?

Oh sure, he's more qualified, he's got an extra eye.

Professional antagonist is a quality jeff noel has (naturally) spent his entire life (52 years) honing. It wasn’t something noel set out to become. It evolved, slowly, steadily, tirelessly.

Noel lists a few other unconventional resume nuggets:

  • Aggressively unfancy
  • Beginner’s luck runs in the family
  • Goal in life: Become the kind of person my Dog thinks I am

The beauty of thinking this way is that it becomes a habit. Most teams have people who have been trained to think alike. Dangerous.

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Ever Seen This Quality On A Business Person’s Resume?

Orange County Mayor's husband, Chapin Noel, jeff noel

That t-shirt slogan yesterday really has had jeff noel thinking, which says a lot because he already is a hyper-thinker. Who has the audacity to put this on their resume?: “Professional Antagonist”

I’m guessing the one on the right?

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