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Motivational: 86,400 Seconds A Day To Make A Difference
Today is my birthday and we have lots of activity planned so I will make todays coaching and leadership post short and to the point. I am continuing to write about leading, coaching and teaching people. The great basketball coach Jimmy Valvano was dynamic and took a group of average… Listen ⇢
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Leadership: “A” Words That Define Successful People
Today we continue a series of blog post I have been writing using the alphabet to define successful people. These words often are mentioned when we look at successful, well rounded people that we know. Not just your run of the mill person, but people that stand out from the… Listen ⇢
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Leadership: Eight Practices of Successful Leaders and Coaches
Today we are continuing the series on successful coaching, leading and mentoring of people. Being successful as a leader, mentor, father, mother, coach, teacher, pastor, business owner or whatever your title is requires a skill set that is constantly developed as you become the best you can. As I look… Listen ⇢
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Coaching: Four Things Great Coaches/Leaders Have In Common
Coaches hold the key to make or break a teams success. Coaches that have poor interpersonal skills, have huge egos, don’t care about their student athletes and just use power to bully their way with the athletes put a sour taste in the mouths of the players. On the flip… Listen ⇢
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Career: Professional Growth and Career Direction
Creating awareness of your current professional career growth and direction begins with knowing your own routines, habits and results. We go to work and before you know it the day has come and gone with the results we may not have desired or planned for once the morning started. There… Listen ⇢
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Americana: Go Camping- Five Reasons to Pitch a Tent This Spring, Summer or Fall
I love to go camping in the North Carolina mountains with my family. My old roommate from college and I used to go every summer in June for a weekend of camping, trout fishing, grilling good food and chilling out with a few cold ones in hand. Camping is not… Listen ⇢
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Relationships: Showing Empathy During Tough Conversations Builds Bridges
Today I am talking about having a tough conversation with people and how being empathetic and showing you respect and care about what they are saying goes a long ways to building a bridge that can help you gain some type of agreement. That agreement may be to agree, disagree… Listen ⇢
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Politics: Standing Strong and Upholding Your Values in Troubling Times
Today I am discussing the importance of standing strong to you values, morals and belief system during times of trouble, struggle and strife. Unfortunately, we are living in a time of moral, political, faith based and other belief systems that have led to a division among friends, family and co-workers. … Listen ⇢
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