"I got to the end and went back to the beginning and read it again." Reader comment after reading The Vagrant: The Inner Journey of Leadership. amzn.to/46qktEp (Photo by John Spence John Spence)

I learned a powerful model I’m sharing on Leadership Freak today. Words are rudders. Notice the trajectory of conversations. More important, learn to open a door toward the intentional future. leadershipfreak.blog/2024/06/25/the…

I'm participating in Virtual LeadCon with Kevin Eikenberry I invite you to join me. It's going to be great. Learn more here: kevineikenberry.com/leadership/ten…

Sometimes we wait for frustration to fuel honesty but speaking in anger usually backfires. Kindness and honesty go together nicely.

The power of identity…

Adjusting fuels success in turbulent environments, but over-adaptation scatters focus.

Determinations takes you far. Rigidity might be a hinderance.

I received an email about a boss’s aspirations. The writer asks, “What are your thoughts on the idea of asking your manager what their ambitions are?” It’s a wonderful question with political implications. A direct answer might be difficult. leadershipfreak.blog/2024/09/04/dea…

The dichotomy of flexibility and unbending resolve via @leadershipfreak ow.ly/l9jy50TeSTk #RIed #EGPS #balance

Will Durante summarized some of Aristotle’s thoughts when he wrote, “You are what you do repeatedly….”

Imagine you did know.

It's normal to think about what you don't want. It's leadership to describe who you want to become.

How many times do we begin with big plans and finish with a fizzle? Better to begin small and finish strong. Don’t over-commit.

Any fool knows what they don’t want. The person you want to become is lost when “don’t want” dominates your thinking. Life is built with “Do want” actions. leadershipfreak.blog/2024/09/05/how…

Describe what you want. If you can’t imagine it, you can’t become it. I don’t mean to say that if you describe it, you will become it, but positive language precedes positive change.

You go where you look. A reader of Leadership Freak reminded me what happens when you're learning to ride a bike and all you think about is not crashing into that tree. What happens. You crash into that tree. Focus on problems you move toward problems. Focus on Solutions.

Are you feeling drained? Write 5 gratitude emails. Be specific. Be personal. Name the behaviors in others you are thankful for. Think the attitudes in others you are thankful for as well as the actions. Someone has treated you generously. Write a least two paragraphs each.

"Do you ask why virtue needs nothing? Because it is pleased with what it has, and does not lust after that which it has not. Whatever is enough is abundant in the eyes of virtue." Seneca