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How to Bounce Forward When Life Throws You a Curve

Leading Blog

King Solomon also reflected on the same thought in his book Ecclesiastes. Resilience is rooted in our belief system. Things don’t always go the way we planned them to go for absolutely no good reason. Events happen for which we have no good explanation. And like any test, it is designed to help you see where you stand.

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Best Practices For Leaders

Eric Jacobson

“Success happens by focusing on the process, not the outcome,” explain Jon Gordon and Mike Smith , co-authors of the book, You Win In The Locker Room First.” They add that, “You win by cultivating the right culture, leadership, expectations, beliefs, mindset, relationships, and habits before you even play the game.”

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Never Enough … Excellence, Agility, and Meaning

Leading Blog

It begins by having a belief system in place. Never Enough is an outstanding book. Never Meaningful Enough. We all want to have meaning in what we do and impact the lives of those around us. Believe in something and start there. Figure that out, and actually getting it done becomes the easy part.”.

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Ex-Navy SEAL Mark Divine Shares Insights From His Leadership Book, The Way Of The SEAL

Eric Jacobson

This week, Mark answered for me the following six questions about his book : Interview with Mark Divine Author of The Way of the Seal: Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed Question : Navy SEALS learn they are capable of twenty times what they think they are. Mark : Socrates said that an unexamined life is not worth living.

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064: 5 Principles of Ultimate Influence: Turning Adversaries into Allies | with Bob Burg

Engaging Leader

Bob Burg, best-known as coauthor of the international bestseller, The Go-Giver, joins Jesse to discuss his new book Adversaries into Allies: Win People Over Without Manipulation or Coercion. Their lives, and their business, are a lot more fun, a lot less stressful, and a lot more profitable. And, that can be you!

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How to Break Through Your Own Leadership Limits

Lead from Within

Breaking through your limitations means spending time addressing your belief systems and rethinking your assumptions. In my book The Leadership Gap , I discuss the need to leverage our weaknesses as well as our strengths, because what we don’t own ends up owning us. Be willing to do the work. Leverage your limits.

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Opposite Proverbs: How Leaders Mislead Themselves

CO2

My goal is to help them find out what they really believe and why, and how individual beliefs fit in with their belief system as a whole. I want them to make decisions based upon a belief system they know and trust, and one that is aligned with their values, as well as the organization’s mission and vision.