Leadership Lesson: Discipline = Leadership
In the words of Jocko Wilink. Discipline = freedom. Here’s a 2nd truth. Discipline = leadership. You can only lead someone else as far as the discipline in which you possess. So my leadership lesson is this: Want to be a better leader? Dial up your discipline. Then watch your leadership explode! Stay tuned for […]
Leadership Lesson: It’s Fickle
Leadership is like fitness. You can get fit. But you can always get fitter. You can learn to lead. But can always become a better leader. Depending on how you view it, this can be exciting or depressing. Exciting because there’s an endless opportunity to improve. Depressing because it’s overwhelming to know you need to […]
Leadership Lesson: It’s hard
Working with people is hard. Building a team is hard. Leading is hard. This is the hard truth of life, leadership, and business. However, here’s the 2nd truth. While hard. This is where the value lies. My lesson today is this: When things get hard. When people’s issues stack up. Reframe your frustration to gratitude. […]
Leadership Lesson: Your Leadership Capacity
A couple of weeks ago, we had our coach facing Elite Training in Southern California. My brother Barrett led an incredible workshop and asked me to speak on Leadership. In my talk, I laid out a framework for self-leadership called the 2 D’s which are founded on 1) Direction and 2) Discipline. To lead yourself […]
Leadership Lesson: Your Health is Your #1 Wealth
I was humbly reminded of this famous adage last week. “A healthy man has a million dreams, a sick man has one.” That’s right: Your Health is Your #1 Wealth! Why do I share this today? Last week I broke a 2-year no-sick streak but grabbed the flu on Tuesday accompanied by a 102 fever […]
Leadership Lesson: It’s not as bad or good as you think
Today’s lesson is one of acquiring emotional intelligence. This is mission-critical to be a strong leader. Maybe even one of the top skill sets needed for the job. Yes, much easier said than done which is why leadership is hard and requires self-mastery. Why do I share this today? I had a thought back to […]
Leadership Lesson: Feeling Heard
A leadership truth I’ve learned and was reminded of in 2024 that can be counterintuitive is this: Your following can and will get behind an idea that isn’t theirs. However, there’s 1 important caveat. Their ideas and feedback need to be heard before they will get on board. The opposite is true. If you don’t […]
Leadership Lesson: Better Leadership for 2025
I received this below leadership message from my friend Craig Ballantyne last week. I thought it was spot on so I wanted to share it with you. This way, you can level up your leadership for 2025. Phases of leadership: You must first lead yourself (good habits) You must lead with vision (helping your team […]
Leadership Lesson: The 3 qualities
Last year Bedros and I were chatting about leadership and life. He shared with me 3 qualities of leadership that effective leaders possess. Why? These qualities attract people. And leadership is more of a game of attraction than promotion. To aid you, I would encourage you to take note and then develop the qualities for […]
Leadership Lesson: Leaders Reflect
When driving your car, most of the time you need to be looking at what’s ahead. This is important to ensure you arrive at the desired destination. However, at times, you need to use your rearview mirror. It’s there for a reason. This provides a moment of reflection to check blind spots as you navigate […]