Category: Motivation

Picture of a heart covered in fire

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Hot Breath of the Wolf

What drives you? What motivates you? What is your why, your passion, your mission? Most of us are propelled by a mosaic

A notebook with the word "priorities" written and underlined with numbers 1, 2, and 3 written underneath

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To Truly Commit, You Must De-Commit

We are kept from our highest goals by a clearer, easier path to lesser goals. To do great things, we don’t so

Illustration of a woman facing a wall looking at her shadow. Her shadow is her with a superhero cape on.

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What is Your Ask?

Abraham Lincoln was once asked for his opinion on a sermon to which he replied: “It was brilliantly conceived, biblically relevant and

Wooden blocks with the words "decide", "commit", "focus", "succeed"

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This is What I Do

The phrase “This is What I Do” is a calming mantra I use during times of excess inputs (aka stress) to center

The word "NOW" with a circle around it written in the middle of a chalkboard with the words "some day", "tomorrow", "later", "next year", and "next week" all crossed out, written around the word "NOW"

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Why Not You? Why Not Today?

Success, however you choose to define it, is not reserved exclusively for others. Rather, progress belongs to those who combine pragmatic vision

Illustration of a man facing a set of hurdles in the road that fade into the distance

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Blind to Our Own Greatness: The Roadblocks Within

Falling short of our potential, walking away, no running, galloping from the greatness within each of us. I do it as much

A compass with "core values" written where the needle points north

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A Collection of Values

So, one Sunday eve recently as I was researching for a UF class on Leadership that I present to ExecEd MBAs and

A picture from within a dark cave, showing a man standing at the entrance

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In Praise of Developmental Discomfort

Developmental discomfort is the ‘awkward zone’ part of significant change, of significant personal and professional growth. Just as a weightlifter needs to

An illustrated group of people eagerly following a leader in the front holding a flag and pointing forward

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Purposeful Followership

Purposeful followership is a value-driven choice to support a leader, team, or mission, a conscious choice to support worthwhile goals. The concept

A green sign with white letters that says "Demand Better. Expect More."

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Bar Raising Behavior

Who do you spend your time with? Do they encourage you, inspire you, lift you, challenge you, believe in you? Do they

An outdoor background with grass, trees, and flowers. In the foreground, black blocks with white letters spell out "daily routine matters"

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Invitation to a VERY Special Event

The invitation is to ‘Your Future’ aka ‘Tomorrow’ and you receive it every dawn. What you do with it is up to