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Leadership is often portrayed as a position of authority, but true leadership begins long before you influence others or drive organizational goals. It starts with a simple yet profound principle: I need to lead my people, I need to lead my mission, but first, I must lead myself. This principle is rooted in personal responsibility , a concept we see neglected every day, which I recently wrote about, “Personal Responsibility: The Foundation of Leadership.” Why do so many lead

Not sure about you, but I have often thought about personal responsibility as an accountability measure…going back to being a little boy growing up in Tucson Arizona, I remember toiling over failure related to not making the mark in a number of ways. I remember crying in my room over bad grades, getting in trouble, not playing my best in whatever sport I was playing, etc.  I felt this sense of personal responsibility before I really knew what it was. Felt this sense of owners

Growing up, I always wanted to WIN. Dreaming of winning THE Championship was a constant in my life, and I know many of you can relate....

Your star performer just walked into your office and quit. Not because of money. Not because of a better opportunity. Because nobody held...

Dreaming Big: What It Means and Why It Matters   Dreaming is an intrinsic part of the human experience. From childhood fantasies of...

Years ago, when I accepted my first Parks and Recreation Director position, it became clear on day one that I had just walked into an...

Let's explore the subtle, yet vast difference between "a leader and an alpha" within a company and/or team. Have you ever thought about...

I was 18 years old when I first walked into The Ohio State University Athletic Facility, also known as "The Woody." I remember feeling...

If you follow college athletics on social media or the news, you've likely heard about the NCAA Transfer Portal (TP) - an online database...

Have had several coaching calls where this topic has presented itself recently, so I wanted to take a deeper look, while also examining...

Ever wonder about “competitive spirit”, what exactly does that mean and how can one get it, but also foster it? Just like GRIT, believe...

Believe “our ability to listen” to be one of THE MOST underrated skills connected to leadership, and/or one’s ability to lead and/or...

Would like to take a close look at “feedback vs. criticism.” Are they synonymous? If not, how are they different? What do I give? How...

Failure and/or the feeling of failure is going touch us all along the journey…can guarantee that! This topic has been gracing many of my...

Let’s examine the google definition of CONFIDENCE first. The feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust. The...

Want you to think back to one of the first teams you were on…what did it feel like? How did it operate? The context here is sport, use...

Have had several discussions recently with folks centered around the idea of how to be a leader with influence? How do I get influence?...

In today’s corporate landscape to include high school, college and professional sports it’s important to define competing and work ethic,...

This is a word you hear frequently. The context might be during a coaching session, executing a 1v1 with a co-worker, in athletics, in...

TALENT: Gets you in the door but doesn’t keep you there. Mental or physical strengths that can be useful in any pursuit, art, or...