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“Stop making excuses.  You’re the only one stopping you.” – Issa Rae Life can be overwhelming.  There are literally thousands of pieces of information coming at us on a daily basis.  A study done [...]

“Courage is the resistance to fear, the mastery of fear – not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain Way back in January – that seems like years ago – we declared 2025 the year of No.  Now that the year [...]

“Denial is a common tactic that substitutes deliberate ignorance for thoughtful planning.” – Charles Tremper Last week in this space, the topic was leaders operating in fantasyland.  Based on the [...]

“Imperfect action stops incessant overthinking.” – Jake Thompson It seems like an oversimplification to say that many leaders suffer from paralysis of analysis, but just because it’s simple [...]

“Make sure you don’t start seeing yourself through the eyes of those who don’t value you.  Know your worth even if they don’t.” – Dr. Thema Bryant It’s easy for leaders to become reactionary on a [...]

“Be scared.  You can’t help that.  But don’t be afraid.” – William Faulkner It’s in our nature as humans to comfort.  We want to be comfortable at work and at home.  We want to be comfortable [...]

“Saying YES to happiness means learning to say NO to things and people that stress you out.” – Dr. Thema Bryant I had a conversation with a leader recently that seemed very normal.  We were [...]

“Have patience.  All things are difficult before they become easy.” – Saadi We would all love it if the world went exactly the way we want.  We make a plan, and everything falls into place.  We [...]

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” – Plato Fear is a real thing.  At some point, everyone deals with it.  We [...]

“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world:  those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.” – Ray Goforth Part of [...]