Follow Leadership Freak, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/leadership-freak Tue, 28 Jun 2022 05:21:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHtuM6FjYIpCbrmyhX6zo8SW Mistake #1: Being penny wise and pound foolish. Everything isn’t a crisis, even if you think it is. It’s destructive to allow urgencies to replace priorities. Busyness is no excuse to take your… Continue reading →]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHtuM6FjYIpCbrmyhX6zo8SW https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHseWy5B3lcknHCrAHWlao0B Some people anticipate future difficulties and run away. Leaders anticipate painful situations and move forward. The advantage to anticipating painful situations is developing prepared responses. 5 Counter-intuitive responses to painful situations: Open up;… Continue reading →]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 13:15:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHseWy5B3lcknHCrAHWlao0B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvnj1yIQsrNlC3FFO_xyF25 You’re fortunate if purpose interests you. You have opportunity to consider things beyond food and shelter. The burden of prosperity is figuring out what to do. 5 ways to find purpose: #1. Purpose… Continue reading →]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:08:51 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvnj1yIQsrNlC3FFO_xyF25 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHtrNEJJz7fvBFyOSYGFl6uu I grew up in an anti-authoritarian time, the 60’s, and lived in a self-reliant culture of farmers in Central Maine. High self-reliance combined with an anti-authoritarian spirit lends itself to arrogance. #1. Arrogant… Continue reading →]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:39:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHtrNEJJz7fvBFyOSYGFl6uu https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsxkWra722XhxhSCv31NykC When I was a kid mom said, “If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?“ Looking back, adults were just as susceptible to peer pressure as we were. Maybe more. Celebrities… Continue reading →]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsxkWra722XhxhSCv31NykC https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHt2emX70n0Vm0Gb1Jh49AJn Saying things you regret usually follows these six words, “Let me be honest with you.” Being honest isn’t saying everything in your head. Some thoughts shouldn’t become words. Things you regret: Unfiltered words.… Continue reading →]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2022 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHt2emX70n0Vm0Gb1Jh49AJn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHv4cqwuHmXrNi3FFO_xyF25 Parents say, “If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times.” Frustrated leaders ask, “How many times have we talked about this?” Talking isn’t working when: Problems persist. You have the… Continue reading →]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:56:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHv4cqwuHmXrNi3FFO_xyF25 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsfiyQxFb8EE31d0VB8z-7c Winning doesn’t have to be at someone’s expense. Instead of focusing on what you want, focus on how much you can accomplish together. You may be thinking, “If I don’t advocate for myself,… Continue reading →]]> Thu, 16 Jun 2022 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsfiyQxFb8EE31d0VB8z-7c https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvG7Uf-tB-X6gm0QkxGtqLL Variety is one reason I enjoy Pennsylvania. We have four seasons. Transitioning from one season to the next is opportunity to ask questions that change life. Questions to ask yourself that will change… Continue reading →]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:28:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvG7Uf-tB-X6gm0QkxGtqLL https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHtD4yMtvfoDfRhSCv31NykC The entitlement monster always wants more. When you feel you deserve it, you are ungrateful when you get it. You don’t have the right to succeed. You earn it. Entitled people: Prefer defensiveness… Continue reading →]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:47:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHtD4yMtvfoDfRhSCv31NykC https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHt4bBsTPJSxl3CrAHWlao0B How much time do you spend listening to complainers? Too much. Cy Wakeman’s research with one company showed employees spent almost 2.5 hours a day dealing with drama. Drama most often came from… Continue reading →]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHt4bBsTPJSxl3CrAHWlao0B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHuZy9rkkpXYZWhamfNIiY2W Work doesn’t give you purpose. You give meaning to work. “The purpose of life is not to be happy, but to matter…” Leo Rostein Contribution makes you matter. Seek to contribute. The affirmation… Continue reading →]]> Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:29:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHuZy9rkkpXYZWhamfNIiY2W https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsT87hzJ8JkjarkJyTkC_2b There are many paths to success, but the options for screwing up are limitless. You screw up by leaving things undone, or you do the right thing in the wrong way. It’s usually… Continue reading →]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:35:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsT87hzJ8JkjarkJyTkC_2b https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHuGT51iVNUHhZ8v71dCn6bG I love the feeling of being seen and recognized when I show up at any place of business. We frequent the local Rita’s Italian Ice which is run by a couple from India.… Continue reading →]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHuGT51iVNUHhZ8v71dCn6bG https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHtHAnew5l0nQmnhpmeYcemU The terrible thing about the future is its predictability. Yesterday returns until you change the future today. Lousy relationships will be disappointing tomorrow unless you treat people differently today. Boring meetings will drag… Continue reading →]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:33:51 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHtHAnew5l0nQmnhpmeYcemU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvdn8BQPmoCIf9M7fKGWt0o Skills are a car without gas. Courage to act is gas. Imagine you learn how to make the best possible decisions. Apart from courage you’re still stuck. Winston Churchill said, “Courage is rightly… Continue reading →]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2022 12:51:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvdn8BQPmoCIf9M7fKGWt0o https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHviDQt4Mj8AayRFMxTa8z4W Low-functioning teams cause constant frustration. High-functioning teams get stuff done. 5 ways to build the team: #1. Know what you want. The team you want: Delivers results when you aren’t involved. Enjoys their… Continue reading →]]> Fri, 03 Jun 2022 15:34:54 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHviDQt4Mj8AayRFMxTa8z4W https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHuesUte2LWrzX1d0VB8z-7c Your greatest tool of influence is your ears. Listening increases the value and impact of your words. “Real listening is a willingness to let the other person change you.” Alan Alda 4 listener… Continue reading →]]> Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHuesUte2LWrzX1d0VB8z-7c https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHv7zCxJEYjCD--bbeigX9oC An aspirin might solve a headache, but it doesn’t cure cancer. Instead of moving through pain to fulfillment, we prolong and multiply discomfort by masking it. It’s better to use pain than ignore… Continue reading →]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHv7zCxJEYjCD--bbeigX9oC https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvnCgHJxcZQv4fjc6hd5eWF The beauty of a poor memory is life is filled with surprises. The danger of not remembering is an untethered life. #1. Remembering informs identity. You know who you are by remembering. Remembering… Continue reading →]]> Tue, 31 May 2022 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvnCgHJxcZQv4fjc6hd5eWF