Are You in Good Company?

Stop and take a look around.

Who are you choosing as your friends, colleagues, and employees?

Those who continue to bring out your best self…

or those who put you in touch with your lesser self?

Studies show that if you want to lose weight, hang out with people who eat well and exercise. If you want to stay out of jail, hang out with people who live by strong moral and ethical values. If you want to be successful, surround yourself with people who are already successful.

It’s not rocket science…unless that’s what you’re into...in which case go ahead and surround yourself with rocket scientists.

In order to achieve the goals that are important to you, you must be in control of your choices. In order to be in control of your choices, you must first be aware of them.

Make a list of the 5 people in your life that you invest the most time with. As you look at each name on your list, dare to ask yourself one simple question:

“Does this person bring out my best self or put me in touch with my lesser self?”

If the answer is ‘my lesser self’, maybe it’s time to invest some lesser time with them and invest more time with people who bring out what is best in you.

I Think I Can

“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives.” -Henry David Thoreau

Whether you like the sophistication of Henry David Thoreau or the simplicity of The Little Engine that could,

One thing is certain:

Thoughts are powerful.

The key is to remember that we have a choice over what thoughts we give power to.

Sadly, many of us are more comfortable believing that we are going to fail than we are believing that we are going to succeed. It is because of this, that the trodden trails of our mindsets are often the ones that lead nowhere.

Stepping off a familiar path can be scary… but it's the only way to give power to new possibilities.

On Your Marks, Get Set, Dig!

The goal of 128 Tips to Make You a More Effective Leader is not to solve your problems in under a minute.

As nice as that would be, it's impossible.  Instead, the purpose of each tip is to clearly mark the ground where treasure lies beneath the surface. Putting in the work to dig for the rewards is up to you. Your hands are going to get dirty, but it'll be worth it.

As you read through this book, pay attention to how you respond to each tip. Your reactions will serve you as well as a metal detector.

The stronger your response to a particular tip, the more likely you are to value what you will uncover.

Sometimes digging will be easier than others. The soil will be soft and inviting.

However, there will undoubtedly be other times when a jackhammer will be required to break through habits, fears, or beliefs that are protecting what lies below.

Dog-ear the pages, write in the margins, and break out your highlighter.

The hunt is on for the “X’s” that mark the spots you care about reaching on your quest to become a more effective leader.

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