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Leading Thoughts for April 4, 2024

Leading Blog

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. General Gordon R. Sullivan on the power of reflection: “Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore said that he had been reflecting, asking himself three questions: “What is happening? Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I.

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Leading Thoughts for June 29, 2023

Leading Blog

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Jon Gordon on our connectedness: “In Los Angeles—home to some of the worst traffic in the United States—a brilliant sign read, ‘You are the traffic.’ Source: The One Truth: Elevate Your Mind, Unlock Your Power, Heal Your Soul II.

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The One Truth: Moving From Separateness to Oneness to Elevate Your State of Mind

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Jon Gordon explains in The One Truth that it’s always your state of mind that determines your performance. Gordon identifies the Five D’s that sabotage us: The first is Doubt. Gordon says it is important to realize that these negative thoughts are not coming from us initially. Moments when we feel stuck with no way out.

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Leading Thoughts for February 27, 2020

Leading Blog

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Jon Gordon on leading with optimism, positivity, and belief: “Ultimately, being a positive leader is all about leading with faith in a world filled with cynicism, negativity, and fear. Source: The Power of Positive Leadership. * * *.

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What Don Draper and Gordon Gekko Have to Teach Us

Next Level Blog

This past weekend, Gordon Gekko was back in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. All of that seems to work for Gordon Gekko as well – especially the part about blow people away anytime you say anything. " It's a twinge in your heart, far more powerful than memory alone… This device isn't a spaceship. It goes backwards.

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Leading Thoughts for July 15, 2021

Leading Blog

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. General Gordon Sullivan and Michael Harper on what to do in uncharted territory: “The old maps, the old ways of doing business, will not work in today’s new territories. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. What is mastery?

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The Coffee Bean

Leading Blog

Jon Gordon and Damon West present the story of The Coffee Bean. If you think you are a carrot, you will believe the power and forces outside you are more powerful than who you are on the inside, and you will become weaker. This is a powerful lesson for life. H OW we react to our circumstances makes all the difference.

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