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Embrace The Leadership Pain: Sam Chand Interview

Joseph Lalonde

S o many people run from their pain, even in leadership. We don’t like feeling pain. We think pain sucks (and it can). We want to get as far away from pain as possible. But former pastor Sam Chand has a different take on pain. He believes that we need to embrace pain rather than push it away.

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Embrace the Pain

Tony Mayo

To live is to suffer. –The Buddha But not only creativeness and enjoyment are meaningful. If there is a meaning in life at all, there must be a in meaning in suffering. Without suffering and death human life cannot be complete. – Viktor Emil Frankl Man’s Search for Meaning […].

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Embrace the Suck

Leading Blog

Pain will always be with us, but if we can learn to lean into it and get comfortable with being uncomfortable, we can live a more fulfilling life. Resilience is what Brent Gleeson’s book, Embrace the Suck: The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life is all about. He writes, “To avoid pain is to basically deny our potential.

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Embracing the Joys of Fear and Pain

Leadership Freak

Fear and pain motivate you to stop, run, avoid, or stubbornly dig in. Fear and pain may, however, ignite passion to change. They don’t move you forward, they move you away. Politicians create fear that galvanize constituents around a cause and garners votes. The problem, fear only works for the short-term. It creates a huddling [.].

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3 Leadership Values to Encourage in Every Member of Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

You can’t “struggle with” someone if you can’t see their pain. During difficult times, what leadership values matter most? We’ve been asking this question of the leaders we work with around the world. Why these three leadership values? Compassion. On this team, we struggle together. Do I have that right?”.

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First Look: Leadership Books for December 2020

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2020. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases not listed here. The New Long Life : A Framework for Flourishing in a Changing World by Andrew J. Scott and Lynda Gratton. Smart new technologies. Longer, healthier lives.

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First Look: Leadership Books for December 2023

Leading Blog

Hustle culture is causing burnout and pain in our lives, making us feel divided. Having spent the past two decades helping Fortune 500 brands and leaders embrace the changes they’d rather fight or ignore, Michael McQueen understands what it takes to change even the most stubborn minds. Why do companies kill creativity?

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