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Embracing Bad News: The Path to Courage and Teamwork

If you ever watched the classic movieΒ The Godfather, you might remember this quote: β€œIf your car could take me to the airport, Mr. Corleone is a man who insists on hearing bad news immediately.” The speaker, Tom Hagenβ€”the Godfather’s lawyer and confidantβ€”learned that holding back rough information wasn’t the best idea. β€œBad news” is bad […]

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VULNERABILITY – A CALL TO ACTION

Sociologist Brene Brown created one of the most-watched TED Talks when she spoke on the power of vulnerability. Watch it here:Β https://youtu.be/iCvmsMzlF7o. She points out that vulnerability is apparent when things are uncertain, when things important to you are at risk, and when you face emotional exposure. It’s not weak to be vulnerable. You’re not inadequate […]

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DEFINING THE DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO

β€œCourage is the difference between dreaming of the life you want and living the life of your dreams.” – Edwin McManus Are you putting something on the line today? Reading something new? Trying to reach a goal? Learning a new skill? Traveling a different path? We get stuck in the same ol’ same ol’ sometimes. […]

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THREE SIMPLE RULES IN LIFE: GO, ASK, AND STEP FORWARD

A colleague sent me this meme yesterday. It was titled – β€œThree Simple Rules in Life.” If you don’t ever GO after what you want in life, you will never have it. If you don’t ever ASK, the answer will always be NO. If you do not step forward, you will always be in the […]

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