Jocko Willink, a former Navy Seal who speaks and writes about leadership and discipline, asserts you will grow if you ask yourself seven questions every day and then act accordingly the next day, based on your answers. I will spend the next few days reviewing each question one at a time. Here’s the fourth question: What […]

Do you feel like a winner today?                         Did your team hit its goals? Did you make progress? Rosabeth Moss Kanter studied teams that win and teams that lose. She found that winning teams have some advantages over losing teams. Winning teams: Have a better attitude. Enjoy hanging out with each other. Are more open to […]

“Weak leaders make people weaker. Strong leaders make people stronger.” – Adam Grant PalletOne leaders happen to the world. We show up. We make a difference. We leave the places we go better because we showed up. Dr. Henry Cloud says we all leave a “wake” behind us. Imagine you’re in a boat cutting through […]

“You fuel your heart with six things: what you watch, what you read, what you listen to, who you surround yourself with, how you talk to yourself, and what you visualize.” – Joshua Medcalf, author of Chop Wood, Carry Water! I had the privilege of speaking to the honor students at Bartow High School on […]